Robert Black (serial Killer)
Robert Black (born 21 April 1947) is a Scottish serial killer convicted of the kidnapping and murder of four girls between the ages of 5 and 11 between 1981 and 1986 in the United Kingdom. He was convicted of sexually assaulting one of the girls and of raping the other three. Black was also convicted of the kidnapping of a fifth girl and the attempted kidnapping of a sixth.
Black is a diagnosed psychopath who is also suspected of a number of unsolved child murders in the UK dating back to 1969 and others in the 1970s throughout Europe.
Read more about Robert Black (serial Killer): Early Life, Early Crimes, Murder of Jennifer Cardy, Murder of Susan Maxwell, Murder of Caroline Hogg, Murder of Sarah Harper, Police Investigation, Capture and First Trial, Murder Trials
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