The Lost Girls multi-parter comes full circle this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast, as for the final part I housekeep the tale of Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Theresa and Jennifer. We look at the years following Black’s crimes for their families, at all developments in the tale overall, and ask the question:

How many more Lost Girls are there out there?

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Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• Madrugada - Hands Up - I Love You
• Delerium and Nadina - Monarch

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• References - assorted articles from BBC and available via Newspapers.com and British Newspaper Archive

Bibliography/Further Reading

’Well Done Boys’: The Life And Crimes Of Robert Black – Robert Church (1996)

Robert Black: Evil Child Killer. Real-Life Crimes Vol. 108. (1993).

The Murder of Childhood: Inside the Mind of One of Britain's Most Notorious Child Murderers – Ray Wyre and Tim Tate (1995) (Updated 25th Anniversary Edition)

Fear the Stranger: the Story of Britain's Biggest Child-Murder Hunt – Hector Clark (1994).

The Face of Evil: The True Story of the Serial Killer Robert Black – Robert Giles and Chris Clark (2017).

End Of Innocence – Zoe Apostolides (2022).

There Came A Day – Patricia L Cardy (2021).

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The Lost Girls arc is dedicated to Susan, Caroline, Sarah, Jennifer, Theresa, Laura, and all the other Lost Girls and their families. In Memory.

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The new red bicycle had fast become her pride and joy, all of her friends had seen it, and one sunny afternoon in August 1981, nine year old Jennifer Cardy set off from her home in Ballinderry to cycle the short distance to show the first friend she had it again, so excited was she.

As a small Datsun van passed her as she did, Jennifer had no idea that a predator, a monster, was waiting for her. It would take thirty years, but the wheels of justice did eventually turn for Jennifer, and the individual who made her the Lost Girl we haven't yet mentioned through the arc finally stood in the dock. He needs no introduction, or is deserving of her name being spoken.

This is Jennifer's story.

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Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The Land
• Trembling Blue Stars - Before We Know It

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Remembering Jennifer. This episode is dedicated to her.

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In April 1994, Robert Black, laid bare in all of his foulness, was to face trial charged with the abductions of Susan Maxwell, Caroline Hogg, Sarah Harper and Teresa Thornhill, and the murders of the former three.

Was justice in sight for the Lost Girls whose haunting stories we have heard throughout this tale?

Well, this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I shall tell you.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including disturbing descriptions of a sexual nature and involving children, that some listeners may find extremely disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

• Isan - Betty's Lament
• Glazyhaze - Nirvana

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Remembering all of the Lost Girls. The episode is dedicated to them.

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