At that age, usually one is a dupe who gets talked into participating.
A senseless death - followed by an expenditure of a couple million dollars to house, feed, and guard them for decades.
Reminded of murder of two Dartmouth College professors by a 16 yr old and a
17 yr old. This was in 2001.
“Parker (16 y.o.) pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for testifying against Tulloch, and was sentenced to 25 years, with possibility of parole after 16. Tulloch pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and received the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole”
NBCBoston 2019:”Green said that her client (Parker) will remain in prison until his minimum release date in May 2024. He’s allowed to petition for a reduced sentence because he’s served two-thirds of the minimum time.
Tulloch’s serving a mandatory life sentence, which will be examined in December after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against mandatory life sentences for minors.”