Robert Black is a white male that’is a kidnapper, rapist, sexual assaulter and a murder who was born on April 21 1947. As a child he wasn't social and he was known for vandalizing school property. He was bullied a lot so when he grew up, he ended up become one. Another thing that happened in his childhood was that he was called the "Smelly Bobby Tulip" by his classmates since he’s hygiene was not the best. One habit he did when he was eight and still did it during his adult years was to regularly insert objects in his own anus. Black first attempted rape at the age of 12 along with two other boys. They attacked a girl in a field, but found themselves unable to complete the act of penetration. The authorities were notified and Black was …show more content…
In the spring of 1994, Black stood trial. He denied the charges. The prosecution were able to place him at the scenes and show the similarities between the three killings and with the kidnap of the six-year-old girl who had been rescued .On May 19, the jury found Black guilty on all counts, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment and told that he should serve at least 35 years behind bars before being considered for parole. This would keep him behind bars for long period time since he will be 82 years old if he is still alive. Robert Black never knew his parents. When his mother gave birth to her son on 21 April 1947, she refused to put his father's name on the birth certificate. And Jessie, his mom, 24 and unmarried, earning a meagre amount as a factory- worker, was really in no position to care for an illegitimate baby, still a stigma in 1947. Within days of Robert's birth, Jessie decided to have him fostered. Years later Robert Black, by this time a man in his forties, told psychologist Ray Wyre, "I don't know whether it was pressure from her parents or whether she just didn't want