On 16 December 2009 Black was charged with the murder of Jennifer Cardy County Down in August 1981 .
Jennifer Cardy is a 9 - year - old girl whose body was found at McKee 's Dam near Hillsborough .
On 16 December 2009 Black was charged with the murder of Jennifer Cardy , a 9 - year - old girl whose body was found at McKee 's Dam near Hillsborough , County Down in August 1981 .