The disappearance of a twenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most discussed crimes of the twentieth century. The discussion intensified when the public lear ned that she worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious red-light distri ct\, the &ldquo\;Combat Zone\,&rdquo\; and was linked by a trail of blood to a famous professor from Tufts University. When Robin Benedict vanished the investigation and media circus that gripped the city of Boston hadn't been seen since the days of the Boston Strangler case. On a Sunday morning in March 1983\, a small-time pimp walked into a police station and claime d his girlfriend was missing. He said she had been on her way to visit a c lient named William Douglas. In the year that followed\, the case drew in detectives\, state troopers\, scores of journalists\, and even psychics. B ut Robin was never found. \;
\nBoston Tabloid \;reconstructs a grisly murder\, and explores one man's bizarre obsession. In revisiting this legendary crime\, Don Stradley consulted journalists involved in the media frenzy\, prison authorities\, arresting officers\, and psychiatrist s\, all in an effort to unravel a most tangled story. Why was the city\, a nd the nation\, swept up in this sordid tale? It remains a grim and fascin ating moment in Boston's history.
\nThis program is a collaboration with Tewksbury Public Library.
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