I was either thirteen or fourteen at the time of James Bulger's death.
At the time it was big news, receiving lead story coverage from all major news outlets, however, if the same event happened today it would have been an even bigger affair with all the added social media coverage.
I don't really remember it being discussed that much in school with my friends or at home with my family. But, like I say, the way we consumed news was a lot different back then. Not many kids (in my school/community at least) were known to read newspapers or watch the news as a matter of choice. I do remember the mugshots of Venables and Thompson though as well as the now infamous CCTV footage of the two leading Bulger away.
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