Jesse Pomeroy
Jesse Pomeroy | |
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Portrait sketch of Pomeroy, c. 1870–1880 | |
| Born | Jesse Harding Pomeroy November 29, 1859 |
| Died | September 29, 1932 (aged 72) |
| Motive | |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2+ |
Span of crimes | 1871–1874 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
Date apprehended | April 24, 1874 |
Jesse Harding Pomeroy (/ˈpɒmərɔɪ/; November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932) was an American man who, as a juvenile, tortured and mutilated dozens of young boys in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and murdered at least two. He was found guilty by a jury trial held in the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County in December 1874, and is the youngest person in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be convicted of murder in the first degree.