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Jesse Pomeroy | |
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 Drawing of Pomeroy, c. 1870–1880. | |
| Born | November 29, 1859 |
| Died | September 29, 1932 (aged 72) |
| Other names | The Boston Boy Fiend The Boy Torturer The Demon The Red Devil |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death, commuted to life to be served in solitary confinement in 1876, commuted to life imprisonment in 1917 |
| Details | |
| Victims | 2 confirmed, suspected to be 9+ |
Span of crimes | 1871–1874 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Massachusetts |
Date apprehended | April 24, 1874 |
Jesse Harding Pomeroy (/ˈpɒmərɔɪ/; November 29, 1859 – September 29, 1932) was a convicted American murderer and possible serial killer and the youngest person in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be convicted of murder in the first degree. He was found guilty by a jury trial held in the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County in December 1874.