About this episode

This episode covers four cases of children who committed serious crimes, featuring reports from various correspondents.

Four separate reports on defendants who were children when they committed their crimes: Josh Phillips, convicted for the murder of an eight-year-old playmate; Sean Pica, convicted for murdering the father of his friend; Lisa Warzeka, convicted for armed robbery; Rebecca Hopfer, convicted for killing her newborn child. "48 Hours" correspondents Peter Van Sant, Harold Dow, Erin Moriarty and Susan Spencer report. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 3/31/2004. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter Van Sant, Harold Dow, Erin Moriarty, Susan Spencer

Topics covered

• juvenile crime
• true crime
• murder
• armed robbery
• child defendants

Keywords

• Caged Kids
• true crime
• juvenile offenders
• murder cases
• armed robbery
• child crime

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