Greetings crime fans and BC. Nice to be here again to be educated on crimes long ago. 🏛️❤️🥰😘

Oh my goodness.... he offered his perpetrator EVERYTHING, and he was still murdered. 😭

There are a lot of cases one would never know about unless you saw it on Brief Case. Poor Richard Taylor, he sounds like he was a good kid helping his parents .

This story is heartbreaking. That poor murdered boy was just helping his family survive. It's hard to imagine two children planning a murder, but they did.

I must say I'm always intrigued about hearing about these very old cases that you don't hear about elsewhere

Very sad tale. Both victim and perpetrator so young. Tragic. Thank you, BC. Have a great week, everyone!

So sad, poor young Richard. He begged for his life, but he was still murdered.

There was a murder in my neck of the woods in 1900 called "Murder at Breakheart Hill Farm" (Saugus MA) ...I only heard/read of it this weekend and I read it in your voice 😊 I think you could really do it justice!

Brilliant storytelling. The way the fathers anxiety was conveyed was palpable.

Times really hasn't changed have they? People struggled then, and people struggle now. Great video as usual.

Murder cases reach a new level of disturbing when the perpetrators are so young. I feel incredibly sad for the victim and his family. Thank you Brief Case - this is not one I'd heard about before.

The worst stories are the ones involving children. I don't blame the judge for declining the jury's recommendation for mercy. These matters are so emotional. Thank you for your work, BC.

Poverty is a horrible circumstance to find oneself in at this time in England's history. I feel sorry for both victims. Very sad indeed. Thank you BC for covering this tragic case.

I actually felt a twinge of pity for John Bell, he was just a boy in bad circumstances. But so was little Richard Taylor. He was a good child and he did not deserve his fate. Sad story all around. Thank you Brief Case.

Thanks BC, well done. Sometimes poverty brings out the worst in people.

Children younger than this were often executed for crimes such as pick pocketing in those days, justice was very rough and pity rare.

It's always been a hard world for children and so many had to work like adults and take on big responsibilities. Thank you for reminding us.

This whole case was sad. They killed him for basically nothing. It hurts my heart that he was begging for his life and he was killed anyways. 😢

Such a sad story as so many of them are. Thank you for your continued efforts to bring the stories of these people from the past to us.

At least he had a repentant attitude when he died and wanted others not to imitate him. So many criminals are not sorry at all.

Ahh, just home from an early shift and this treat awaits... thanks for an interesting one this week BC. Poor lad, heading out to help his family each week and it ended tragically.

Wow. That was a rough one. Thank you for your work in bringing these stories so the victims can be remembered.

What a sorrowful episode. I agree that back in the 1900s, poverty was so hard on the children and families. It's so heartbreaking that those boys murdered that sweet boy. These episodes from back in this time period and earlier are my favorite!!!!! Thank you Brief Case!!!!!

It's inconceivable to me that children could do something like that. I guess people grew up a lot harder back then.

How very sad. Thank you for Sharing this sad story. My heart is sad for the murdered young boy.

Its always extra suprising when the perpetrator themselves are so young this case was surety highly unusual for its time

Infinite blessings to you for not only giving voice to this poor boy's grisly fate, but for doing so in such a manner that respects and preserves his dignity, honor, and humanity as a boy named Richard Taylor whose life had meaning and who brought so much joy and pride to his family and so many others. He meant so much to his father, and it violently broke my heart upon witnessing the father's discovery of his son's body. It cholked me up and brought me to tears imagining the horrendous grief that poor father undoubtedly suffered while mourning the tragic loss of his beloved son. No parent should have to endure such an unimaginable loss.

Talk about harsh times! A nine year-old is killed by a 14 year-old and the latter is hanged for his crime. Sad and tragic.

I always like BC's presentation of the social conditions of the time of the murder. There is a theory (that I just made up) that the most heinous crimes committed in a country are a reflection of the worst excesses of that country's culture. At the time of this murder, Britain was the wealthiest country in the world, but that wealth was only enjoyed by the kind of people you read about in Jane Austen novels. Among the 'have nots' were the usual domestic behavioural issues - alcohol, marital violence, child abuse and crime. I suspect the Bird Bell brothers copped the full lot. The usual disclaimer applies: no excuse for murder, lots of people have horrible childhoods etc. etc. Young Richard Taylor was also born into the 'have nots' class, but at least he seems to have had a loving family.

I was born in 1961 but for my grandparents and parents as working class people due to poverty, the threat and fear of ending up in a workhouse was very real. Obviously by the 60's workhouses were closed but the fear they engendered remained in psyche of the working class. The fear of childrens homes was still a fear for children from the 50's upwards. Usually they landed there because one parent had died and without family support the other parent couldn't work and take care of their children or both parents had died and no family members could afford or wanted to assume guardianship. I remember even in the 70's children from a children's home were treated differently by teachers, usually in a negative manner No child was unaware of how children from childrens homes were treated. To befriend a child from a children's home in essence ment you were social unacceptable and isolated your from your peers.

I will never understand why someone would want to watch someone else hang, especially a child.

Most of these old cases revolve around poverty and great vulnerability of course. Well told by Mr. Brief Case, thank you!!!

This was a really disturbing and tragic case. I can't imagine it would have been an easy one to research or tell. Thanks for remembering these poor boys, who lived in really difficult circumstances, and in difficult times. All the best B.C.

F*cking yikes! 😬😳 I'd like to know how the younger brother turned out, having witnessed John's execution.

That's sad for both boys😢😢. I really find these stories fascinating!! There's no other channel I watch more!! 💯👍👍 Thanks again BC. Excellent work. ✔️👌

I did not believe it were possible to shed a tear over a crime from so long ago. How completely wrong I was. I understand that lives can end as a result of murder. But never will I understand the murder of children. Such acts destroy my emotions, resulting in hours of weeping. I have paused this video multiple times because of it. I can not listen or process information while I am so immensely sad. Now to attempt to finish the last 10 minutes of this video.

This was heart wrenching. Desperate people do desperate things. Very sad…

Very sad. Two young lives wasted. He's one of the youngest executions I've heard of.

I like to sketch ✍️ sometimes and it’s uncanny how the drawings of rural and country paddocks, trees and fences look very much like my style of illustrations. I’ve always just loved drawing little country scenes with old wooden cabins, barns and crudely made washing lines blowing in the wind.

Hello again, Brief Case. Mondays just wouldn't be the same without your videos🙂

Keep your socks on, Brief Case. You know the holidays season is drawing near.

I know you never let me down being the well spoken crime teller of the past. To find a missing kid with a face torn up many weeks after his being declared missing rips through me being the grandmother I am. Oh the anguish his family felt. What drove John to ignore the pleas of his victim to stick that knife in the victims neck.... Was the public now safer because the 14 yr old murderer was now hung? It's just sad to say the least

Another sad story. Thank you for sharing these stories.

🌅 Good morning B.C. from Boston MA 🇺🇲 Happy Monday! 😊

My deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of, Richard Taylor. May his soul rest in eternal peace.🌹 Great investigation, presentation, historical information, backstory, illustrations and photos, too.

Greetings to all Brief Case aficionados :)

Good morning BC from Black Diamond Alberta . This is how to start a Monday 😊.

Thank you BC for the video. Very sad that two young boys lost their lives in such a manner.

It's always the poor that suffered. Even today, nothing has changed. Poor little lad.

Good morning Brief Case. Thanks for another good video but disturbing story.... I will never understand how and why people do this to each other.... 😢

Love hearing these stories

What a sad and senseless case this was. I think if he would've confessed, perhaps the boy's life would've been spared by the judge. I can imagine what the jurors thought of the judge for hanging such a young child. I'm not taking away the Seriousness of the murder, but I do have a problem with such young children being hung. Thanks for sharing!!

This has to be one of the saddest cases I ever heard. 2 young lives lost and for what?💔😢

Good Monday morning, Brief Case

As usual, many thanks Brief Case for starting the week with your historical tc narration. You are appreciated! 🙏🖤✌️

This is such a sad heartbreaking story on both sides. Definitely the dark days of life on earth indeed.14 year old gets hang while people watches for killing a 9 year.

Horrifying for Richard. Poor baby. So sad all around 😢

I often listen to the cases quite detached, relatively emotionless because they almost feel like fiction. But the ones involving children are very upsetting 😢.

You always do such a phenomenal job of presenting these cases, cheers. So tragic and gut wrenching. My heart hurt hearing of the poor father’s testimony.

Oh, dear! It was so tragic!! So, the people of long ago grappled with issues like we do today. Whether or not to have mercy on a murderer because they're so young. Thank you for presenting this case.

reminds me of James bulger murder in 1993. both sad cases.

This one was brutal. So sad.

As per usual, this piece is very well done. I find it organized eloquently excuted, and an yet at the same time enjoyable and easily digestible. Very entertaining, good sir. Yet another job well done, BC 🥂 You have garnered many a great many "E"

Oof. Particularly bleak, this one. It does seem as though that lad at least knew he had done something terrible, and it is to his credit that he wanted his brother to avoid the same fate.

Oh Wow! It's another Monday morning again and your lovely self, Brief Case, uploaded this spectacular video. ✨️ With my trusty cup of tea and an another nightshift behind me but I still have few more on this schedule. Your video will make my morning unwind properly. 😁

I love the art and old photos you use. Classy.

Top quality as always fella.

What a handsome boy. Poor soul. 😢 Can’t believe his father waited until morning before going to look for him. The perpetrator deserved hard punishment though am baffled why the judge overruled the jurors decision. Is it not the case that a jurors decision was binding?

I have been watching Brief Case ever since 2021 during COVID isolation. I watch it every night. I enjoy learning about historical crimes from different time periods. Keep it going.

Man that was a rough case to hear. Even at 14 they have no concept of finality. Hanging was so harsh. Honestly ending up in a work house at their age would have been harsh enough.

Good morning Brief Case.

Thank you Brief Case

Oh this was a sad one! Poor lad! 😔

I literally "sit back" to watch BC, and it's always a great watch!

Coffee, pancakes, and Briefcase. It's going to be a great day.

Good morning, my friend introduced me to this Channel. We are in Alberta ❤

Love the music and your voice. Perfect for these kinds of videos.

Shocking to know a 14year old boy could be hanged . How sad to think that he murdered another boy for money

Can you imagine how dangerous he would've been if he had of made it to adulthood? It's sad, but I think it was best for all.

I didn't watch this surreal case until Thursday, but that simply means that I only have four days until the next thrilling story!! Lucky me!! We think of evil children killing their exemplary peers as unfathomable horrors only entrenched within the horrid context of Modern Society. But Evil has always plagued Global Society. The dutiful son would have been such an asset to his nation had the teen killer spared his life. I am horrified that the honorable victim lost his valuable life over a small sum of money. But I am extremely thankful that his younger sister did not suffer the same fate as her wonderful brother. Thankfully, the budding serial killer was hung before he had a chance to murder other innocent children. This was a sorrowful story, but the ending renewed my faith in Justice. Thank you, Esteemed Brief Case, for a sad yet sublime narration of this callous crime.

Very engaging illustrations. Very tragic story.

Thanks for the upload, Brief Case. My upstairs neighbor is adjusting to the weekend time change by starting their day at 3 AM. Yuck. I look forward to watching this video later.

People always like to refer to some mythological time that was “better”, but the world has always been dangerous for certain groups; one such group being children.

Wonderful cases, beautifully told and fabulous illustrations. Also in many of these old cases they did not hold back on the justice. Thanks for these!

Not so different from tales of today. Such a sad but interesting case!

I love the Music you open with ! and your voice is very nice for these types of documentary's I listen to them all as I clean house

Oh Briefy what a tragic case... Hope your good

Yaaaay a new one! Thank you!

I too love the older stories

thank you !!

Poor boy, poor family. I even felt sad for the other boy. Sad, so sad 🙏🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

Lord have mercy indeed. I wish the judge didn't have him hummed. But gave him the rest of his life prison he clearly did not have the proper upbringing that children should have had him and his brother. But to make you think deeply what was going on at home that these two young men wanted to be murders at such an early age. Just a sad and cruel story all the way😢😢😢

Poor little fella😢

Always interesting Thank you

Absolutely tragic. The poor murdered boy.

This happened where I used to live. How have I not heard this before. So so sad 😢

I haven't said thanks for a while so here it is! Thankyou for a fantastic episode BC. An incredibly sad story indeed.

Hi @Brief Case and friends. Just in time for bed 😴😴... Hope you had a spooky Halloween! Can't wait to get stuck in to this new case!

Love this channel

Personally i think it's super cool that one/many of us could be hearing stories of our ancestors we didn't even know about