WARNING. DISTRESSING CONTENT. As James Bulger's family learn of Jon Venables' upcoming parole hearing, the Mirror takes a look at the killer's life after his initial release, and disturbing spiral into paedophilia ... .
Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 when they murdered two-year-old James Bulger. The pair were given new identities but have followed very different paths in the years since ... .
Two-year-old James Bulger was kidnapped from a shopping centre by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, both aged 10, who led him to his death in 1993 in one of the most shocking child crimes in history ... .
Ralph Bulger will hear the parole hearing for Jon Venables, whose latest bid for freedom he has said dredged up decades-old wounds as his son's death anniversary approaches ... .
Denise Fergus has said she fears what a 'bigger' and 'stronger' Jon Venables could do if he is granted freedom from the 'protection' of prison following his latest bid for parole ... .
The Parole Board has been considering the release of Jon Venables - jailed for murdering two-year-old James Bulger in 1993 and returned to prison after being caught with child abuse videos ... .
Two-year-old James Bulger was killed by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in a horrific crime that sent shockwaves across the nation - here's everything you need to know about the murder ... .