When kids are born, they are not born evil, they become evil. Mary bell from the very beginning had a traumatic childhood. Her mother tried to kill her on many different occasions. She would later claim that Mary suffered from a lot of accidents. Later in life Mary’s mother became a prostitute and instead of trying to kill her she would force Mary to “pleasure” men. In 1968 Mary and her best friend Norma Bell killed; Martin Brown and Bryan Howe. Mary and Norma were said to have strangled Martin Brown. Two months after her first murder, Mary strangled Brian Howe, cut off his penis and carved a “N” which later was turned into a “M” on his chest. Mary was then convicted and Norma was acquitted. Betty Bell, Mary’s mother sold stories to the media