Imagine being sentenced to death… before you’ve even finished puberty. While most teens worry about school, sports, or social media, these kids faced something unimaginable: execution.

Some stories haunt you. Then there are stories like these — real-life cases where children, some barely in their teens, were condemned to die.

No mercy. No second chances. Just a courtroom, a verdict, and a clock ticking down.

These weren’t hardened criminals. They were kids — tossed into harsh justice systems, rushed through sham trials, and executed in ways that still send chills decades later.

One was so small, they had to stack books on the electric chair just to reach him.

Another? Only 12 years old when a judge sentenced him to hang.

Let that sink in.

History is filled with these forgotten children — denied a childhood, denied justice, and erased from memory.

What Really Happened?

Most of these cases were built on flimsy evidence, riddled with bias, and carried out with little to no legal defense. The system failed them—catastrophically.

This isn’t exaggeration. It’s history. And once you hear their stories, you won’t forget them.