Robert Black convicted for three child sex murders

Title

Robert Black convicted for three child sex murders

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

David Johnston reports on the case of 47-year-old van driver Robert Black, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnap, sexual assault and murder of 11-year-old Susan Maxwell, 5-year-old Caroline Hogg and 10-year-old Sarah Harper. Includes Sarah’s mother, Liz Maxwell, expressing relief at the verdict; Detective Roger Orr on the factors in Black’s life which led to the murders; work colleague Ray Aldridge on Black’s lack of friends; Deputy Chief Constable Hector Clark on police satisfaction at the verdict.

Contributors

David Johnston; Liz Maxwell; Hector Clark; Roger Orr; Ray Aldridge

Keywords

Homicide; Children (age group); Murder trials; Trials; Newcastle; Sentencing; Sexual offences; Abduction; Verdicts; Sarah Harper; Robert Black; Susan Maxwell; Caroline Hogg

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