Robert Black: podcast appearances and interviews

Robert Black was a Scottish author who gained notoriety for his crimes as a serial killer and paedophile. He was convicted of kidnapping, raping, and murdering four girls aged between five and eleven in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1986. Black was convicted on charges related to the murders of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg, and Sarah Harper, for which he received a life sentence with a minimum term of 35 years. Additionally, he was convicted of the attempted kidnapping of a fourth girl and the kidnapping and sexual assault of a fifth girl. In 2011, Black was further convicted of the sexual assault and murder of nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy from the year 1981. At the time of his death in 2016, he was considered the prime suspect in the 1978 disappearance and murder of 13-year-old Genette Tate. Authorities also believe he may have been responsible for several other unresolved child murders across Britain, Ireland, and continental Europe spanning from 1969 to 1987. His case was part of one of the most exhaustive murder investigations in British history. Black died from a heart attack at HMP Maghaberry in 2016 at the age of 68.