Robert Black case following his conviction for three child sex murders

Title

Robert Black case following his conviction for three child sex murders

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

20 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:11:08

Description

David Johnston reports on the case of Robert Black, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the child kidnap, sexual assault and murder of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg and Sarah Harper, following the largest ever criminal investigation in Britain. Includes the father who discovered his abducted six-year-old daughter in the back of Black’s van in the borders village of Stow; Deputy Chief Constable Hector Clark on his feeling police had the right man, factors which permitted Black to evade detection, and the likelihood he is responsible for other child murders; Detective Roger Orr on his chilling interview with Black following his conviction; work colleague Ray Aldridge on Black’s lack of friends and perversions; Liz Maxwell on her daughter Susan’s ordeal.

Contributors

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

Keywords

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

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