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Apr 19
1h 14m

The Lost Girls: Part 10 - The Aftermath

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About this episode

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?


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/)


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


The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support


  • 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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