Peter Tobin

David Swindle, the officer who led the investigation, is convinced that Tobin, who has now died, killed many more. The murder of Angelika Kluk.

His DNA was found on Angelika's body and at the scene. "I have no doubt he has been killing since he was young." Tobin's DNA was found on a plastic bag containing Vicky's upper torso. They just disappear." Pat McLaughlin was convicted sex offender Peter Tobin, who had been off the radar for almost a year. the man interrupted and said: "Peter Tobin. He had told doctors he was pipe fitter James Kelly. It's not Dinah. "He said: 'No. "I said what are you doing Pete? It covered a vault containing Angelika's body. "The only way we could do that was to look at his life and where he had been over the years and start to build up a timeline."

A notorious murderer has died while serving life sentences for killing three girls.

[was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and when news of his diagnosis became public ](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/serial-killer-diagnosed-with-cancer-196857/)Dan McNicol, brother of murdered Dinah, said he was pleased and "hopes he suffers". In 2007 he was jailed for life for the rape and murder of Polish student Angelika, which led police to follow a trail of clues to the garden of his "Tobin was a sadistic killer who was determined to take lives and conceal them for his pleasure," he said. [former home in Irvine Drive, Margate](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/making-a-serial-killers-house-a-home-235260/), where they made the shocking discovery of the remains of the two missing teenagers in black bin liners. Tobin was behind bars for the killings of 23-year-old Angelika Kluk, schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, 15, and student Dinah McNicol, 18, but is believed to have killed others and is linked to a number of unsolved deaths in Britain. The twisted 73-year-old, who buried two of his victims in the back garden of his home in

Tobin, 76, was in jail for the murder of three women.

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The evil killer has died at the age of 76 while serving a life order for the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol.

Forensic officers dug up her remains from his Kent home during a search operation and also found the body of missing teenager Dinah, who had vanished in 1991 after hitching a lift with the killer in Hampshire. The monster had devoted his lifetime to carrying out crimes across the country, with the remains of two missing teenagers, Vicky, 15, and Dinah, 18, found at his former home in Margate, Kent. The year prior, he had been working at St Patrick's Church in Anderston, Until his death, he had been serving three life sentences for the three murders committed between 1991 and 2006. He had served a whole life order at HMP Edinburgh for the cruel killings of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”

Tobin, 76, died on Saturday in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after becoming unwell at HMP Edinburgh where he was serving life sentences for three murders.

The publication said the killer was refusing food and medication. Their bodies were found 17 years later, buried in the garden of his former home in Margate, Kent. “The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.” He added: “This is a coward, who has taken his secrets to the grave.” “We will not be celebrating any passing but instead will be remembering Vicky, Angelika and Dinah along with any other victims, and we respectfully ask for others to do the same.” Police believe he is responsible for the murders of other women because he had at least 40 aliases and 150 cars during his life.

Tobin became unwell in the prison where he was serving three life sentences for killing Angelika Kluk, Dinah McNicol and Vicky Hamilton.

Just three years after his release from prison, the odd-job man was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 21 years, for raping and murdering the 23-year-old and hiding her body under the floor of a Glasgow church. The killer's life of crime began after he was sent to a reform school at the age of seven. The 76-year-old was taken from HMP Edinburgh to a hospital, thought to be the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died on October 5.

The Scottish serial killer hid the bodies of two of his victims in the garden of his home in Kent. | ITV News Meridian.

“This is someone who had no respect for humanity.” He added: “This is a coward, who has taken his secrets to the grave.” A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 6.04am on Saturday, October 8, 2022, officers attended at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh following the death of a 76-year-old man." “The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.” “We will not be celebrating any passing but instead will be remembering Vicky, Angelika and Dinah along with any other victims, and we respectfully ask for others to do the same.” Former Strathclyde Police detective David Swindle, who led the investigation into Tobin, said he had no doubts the serial killer murdered more people. “While we have no current lines of investigation into Peter Tobin, we welcome any information in relation to his activities.” The Sunday Mail previously reported Tobin had cancer and had fallen and broken his hip. Last month a photo was circulated of Tobin “chained to a hospital bed” in a hospital gown, appearing seriously ill. It is understood that detectives spoke to Tobin in his final days in hospital in a bid to get him to admit to any other crimes.

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The coroner at the inquest ruled her death was murder. The case of Jessie Earl has also been looked at for links to Tobin. They had accepted a lift from a man and her friend was dropped off at junction 8 on the M25. People say the link is, oh well he went to the Barrowland at the same time, but so did hundreds and hundreds of other people – there’s no real evidence or links to Tobin.” By July 2010 it was reported officers had narrowed their review down to nine unsolved murders and disappearances. The killer became known as Bible John due to having repeatedly quoted from the bible. He had been working as a handyman at St Patrick’s Church Anderston, Glasgow, going by the name of Pat McLaughlin. After Tobin’s conviction for Miss Kluk’s murder, his Bathgate home was searched. That year he sexually assaulted and raped two teen girls and was jailed the following year. The sentence came just three years after his release from prison over the double rape conviction. He remarried in 1973 though that relationship also broke down a few years later. Peter Tobin dead: Who was Scottish serial killer?

A former wife of notorious serial killer Peter Tobin has said she is relieved at the news of his death. The murderer, rapist and paedophile died in hospital ...

Their bodies were found 17 years later, buried in the garden of his former home in Margate, Kent. The Sunday Mail previously reported Tobin had cancer and had fallen and broken his hip and was refusing food and medication. Ms Wilson, who reportedly met Tobin when she was 16 and is said to be his third wife, told the publication her late ex-husband enjoyed having power and control, and treated her like a slave.

THE senior detective whose operation led to serial killer Peter Tobin being sentenced to life imprisonment for three brutal murders of young women…

He said: “The public response and assistance from the media was unbelievable. Prior to his first murder conviction, Tobin served ten years in prison for a double rape committed in 1993, following which he was released in 2004. He admitted he had seen her the night before and that she had been his ‘little apprentice in the garage.’ Operation Anagram helped piece together a timeline of Tobin’s movements and relationships over decades in a bid to determine whether he was responsible for other unsolved crimes. THE last images showed Tobin lying handcuffed to a prison hospital bed, but what might have looked like the end of days for a weak man, Mr Swindle said the killer’s eyes remained – the evil that lay behind them. “However, with the mounting police investigation, Tobin then fled to London and admitted himself to hospital under a false name and feigned an illness. He stayed on the scene for two days and officers spoke to him when Angelika had been reported missing. McLernan was ruled out which put just one man in the frame and where was he?” Mr Swindle added. With the link to a convicted, missing sex offender and the case, that’s when I decided to order a second more detailed search of the church. He has never admitted to the three murders he was convicted of so there could have been more. Given his years of experience with the then Strathclyde Police, former Detective Superintendent David Swindle had more than just a hunch that Tobin may have killed before and sadly that proved to be right. TOBIN had been introduced to St Patrick’s Church in Anderston through the Loaves and Fishes street charity, which helped homeless people.

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Police believe he is responsible for the murders of other women because he had at least 40 aliases and 150 cars during his life. The killer was also serving life terms for the murders of 15-year-old schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton, of Redding, near Falkirk, in 1991, and 18-year-old Dinah McNicol the same year. He was serving a life sentence for raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, and hiding her body under the floor of a Glasgow church in 2006. Tobin left both girls to die in the property by leaving the gas on, but both of them managed to escape. He attacked both of them, holding the children at knifepoint and forcing them to drink strong alcohol, before sexually assaulting and raping them. The murder, rapist and paedophile died in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, after becoming unwell at HMP Edinburgh.

A former wife of notorious serial killer Peter Tobin has said she is relieved at the news of his death. The murderer, rapist and paedophile died in hospital ...

Their bodies were found 17 years later, buried in the garden of his former home in Margate, Kent. The Sunday Mail previously reported Tobin had cancer and had fallen and broken his hip and was refusing food and medication. Ms Wilson, who reportedly met Tobin when she was 16 and is said to be his third wife, told the publication her late ex-husband enjoyed having power and control, and treated her like a slave.

He served a whole life order at HM Prison Edinburgh for the murders committed between 1991 and 2006. Police believe Tobin was responsible for the deaths of ...

Remains of two teenagers, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol,. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2018. He died today (October 8).

The ex-wife of notorious murderer Peter Tobin, who buried two of his victims in the garden of his Kent home, has spoken of her relief at his death.

Their bodies were found 17 years later, buried in the garden of his former home in Irvine Drive, Margate. Last month a photo was circulated of Tobin “chained to a hospital bed” in a hospital gown, appearing seriously ill. The Sunday Mail previously reported Tobin had cancer and had fallen and broken his hip and was refusing food and medication. Speaking to the BBC, he described Tobin as “pure evil”, adding: “This is a coward, who has taken his secrets to the grave.” Ms Wilson, who reportedly met Tobin when she was 16 and is said to be his third wife, told the publication her late ex-husband enjoyed having power and control, and treated her like a slave. Cathy Wilson, 52, told the Sunday Mirror: “He was a monster and there is a feeling of relief that he is now dead.”

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The coroner at the inquest ruled her death was murder. The case of Jessie Earl has also been looked at for links to Tobin. They had accepted a lift from a man and her friend was dropped off at junction 8 on the M25. People say the link is, oh well he went to the Barrowland at the same time, but so did hundreds and hundreds of other people – there’s no real evidence or links to Tobin.” By July 2010 it was reported officers had narrowed their review down to nine unsolved murders and disappearances. Her Ford Fiesta car was also never seen again. The killer became known as Bible John due to having repeatedly quoted from the bible. He had been working as a handyman at St Patrick’s Church Anderston, Glasgow, going by the name of Pat McLaughlin. After Tobin’s conviction for Miss Kluk’s murder, his Bathgate home was searched. That year he sexually assaulted and raped two teen girls and was jailed the following year. The sentence came just three years after his release from prison over the double rape conviction. He remarried in 1973 though that relationship also broke down a few years later.

The notorious killer died in hospital on Saturday morning – but refused to share his secrets with police as he lay on his deathbed. Peter Tobin death Peter ...

“But he’s clearly not the type of person that’s got any. It’s ripped the family apart. “Obviously all the years not knowing what happened to Vicky and not knowing where she could be, if she was still out there.