Robert Black

Robert Black a.k.a. "Smelly Bob" is a Scottish serial killer, rapist, pedophile and hebephile.

Background
Born in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Black was fostered due to the fact that his mother refused to put his father's name on his birth certificate, she later married another man, Francis Hall. He was eventually raised by a couple, Jack and Margaret Tulip. During his childhood, his classmates noticed that prefered to walk with younger children. At young age, he would usually push various objects up his anus for no apparent reason. He once manipulated a young girl into taking off her clothes for him. His foster mother, Margaret, eventually died and he was sent back to his old foster home. At age of 12, he and his friends attempted to rape a young girl but failed, he was then moved to another foster home, the Red House. There, he was raped by a staff member. Three years later, he left the Red House and began to work as a delivery boy. When he was arrested, he claimed that he had raped 30-40 children, though this was never confirmed. Two years later, when he was 17 years later, he lured a child to an isolated location and strangled her, before masturbating over her, she survived. He returned to Grangemouth and worked in a supply company. There, he met Pamela Hodgson, who became his girlfriend, though the relationship didn't last for too long. Black also raped his landlord's granddaughter and was forced to leave the house. With nowhere to go, he moved to Kinlochleven and took a room with a couple, but unfortunately for them, Black raped their daughter. He was arrested shortly after and sentenced to one year of bornstal training. When he was released, he moved to London and there he worked as a swimming pool attendant. He lost his job when he touched one of the girls when she was at the swimming pool. Later, he got another work as a van driver, it was with this job that he developed knowledge of some of the United Kingdom's roads, including the minor roads.

Murder, Arrest and Incarceration
Black's first know murder victim was Jennifer Cardy, she was on her way to meet a friend while cycling around Ballinderry. Black kidnapped her, raped her and strangled her to death before dumping her body at McKee's Dam, her body was found six days later. A year later, Susan Maxwell had left home to play tennis with her friends, she was kidnapped by Black near the River Tweed Bridge, like the previous victim, she was raped and strangled, her body was dumped at Loxley. Again a year later, Caroline Hogg was at a playground near her house when she was kidnapped by Black. She was murdered by Black and her body dumped in a ditch in Leicestershire. Three years later, Sarah Harper had left home to buy bread and was kidnapped by Black, she was raped and murdered, her body was dumped in River Trent and was found a month later. The cased gained massive media attention and was even compared to the infamous Moors Murders. As part of the police investigation, the HOLMES computer system was recommended to be used in an attempt to solve the murders, following the Yorkshire Ripper investigation. Black was quickly considered the prime suspect and was questioned about the murders, but denied any involvement. Black was finally arrested on July 14, 1990, after he was seen abducting a young girl. The police officer responsible for the arrest opened the back of the van and made a shocking discovery, his own daughter was the girl that Black had abducted earlier, she had been raped by him but fortunately survived. In Black's home, police found a large amount child pornography. A month later, he was convicted of abduction and sentenced to life in prison. Later, he became a suspect in the murders of Maxwell, Hogg and Harper and was charged with the murders. On 2009, he was charged with the murder of Cardy. During his time in the Wakefield Prison, on July 1995, he was ambushed by robber Andrew Wilson and unclassified killer Craig Hendley. Wilson threw boiling water mixed with sugar on his face and Hendley stabbed him multiple times, Black was severely injured but survived.

Modus Operandi
Black would abduct his victims and put them in his van, where they would be brutally raped and manually strangled to death. After killing them, Black would dump their bodies in different locations.

Known Victims

 * Unspecified date: Unnamed girl
 * Unspecified dates: Thirty to forty children
 * Unspecified date: Unnamed girl

Note: Black is also suspected of being responsible for multiple unsolved murders across the United Kingdom.
 * 1966
 * Unspecified date: Unnamed girl
 * Unspecified date: Unnamed girl
 * Unspecified date in 1967: Unnamed girl
 * August 12, 1981: Jennifer Cardy
 * July 30, 1982: Susan Maxwell
 * July 8, 1983: Caroline Hogg
 * March 26, 1986: Sarah Harper
 * Unspecified date: Unnamed girl
 * July 14, 1990: Unnamed girl

On Criminal Minds
Budding serial killer Hugh Rollins might have been inspired by Black. Both were pedophilic, hebephilic killers who were put in foster homes; committed sexual offenses prior to their murders; and had the same M.O. of abducting, raping, and strangling their victims. Coincidentally, two of Black's victims were nine and eleven years old, the same ages as Hugh's victims.