Peter Tobin believed he could escape the long reach of the law after he horrifically murdered two teenagers in 1991. Little did he know, however, that his inability to resist the monstrous urge to murder would spell the end years later. in 2006’s ‘Lives Here: Cheating Death’ chronicles Peter’s horrific crimes and how he was finally brought to face justice. If this case sounds intriguing, here’s what you need to know about Peter Tobin’s victims and where he is today.
Who were Peter Tobin’s victims?
In the eyes of the outside, Peter Tobin was a well-dressed, well-bred, and suave individual who charmed others with his personality and demeanor. According to the show, he was married three times and has two sons (his only daughter died shortly after birth). However, none of his marriages were successful as his ex-wives claimed that he charmed them with his words but soon turned into a violent individual who often resorted to domestic violence and was quite sadistic.
Peter’s first victim, Vicky Hamilton, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl who resided in the village of Redding in central Scotland. On February 10, 1991, Vicky was waiting for a bus to take her home when she suddenly disappeared. The teenager’s family became concerned and quickly reported her missing, while authorities did their best to comb through nearby areas, but there was no news of the missing girl.
For sixteen years Vicki’s case went unsolved until detectives reopened the case in 2007 and mentioned that they were searching Peter’s house in Bathgate as part of the investigation. The investigation then moved to Peter’s home in Southsea before police eventually doubled their search efforts at Peter’s Margate residence, which he occupied in 1991. Finally, in November 2007, police found human remains during the search of the Margate house, and forensic tests confirmed it to be Vicky Hamilton.
Another teenager, Dinah McNicol, disappeared on August 5, 1991, while returning from Liphook in Hampshire. According to the show, Dinah was accompanied by a male friend who mentioned that they were both picked up by an unknown man who dropped Dinah’s friend off before driving off with the teenager still in the car. She has never been seen again since then, and despite the best efforts of local law enforcement, her case has not progressed properly. After Peter’s arrest in 2006, Dinah’s case was reopened and officers found her remains in the same house in Margate where Peter lived.
Interestingly, Peter was arrested and convicted in 1994 for sexually assaulting two teenagers. He was sentenced to 14 years but served ten years in prison for double rape and was released in 2004. However, unable to shake off his evil ways, Peter got involved in his third and final crime in 2006. At this time he was residing in Anderston, Glasgow, and had taken on a false name to avoid detection as a sex offender.
While working at St Patrick’s Church in Anderston. Peter came into contact with Angelika Kluk, a Polish national, who was staying in the church’s clergy house. Although Peter quickly developed an acquaintance with the 23-year-old, Angelina had no idea of ​​his sinister intentions. She subsequently disappeared on September 24, 2006, and Peter was considered the prime suspect as he was the last person to see the victim alive. Peter immediately fled the area after his disappearance, but once authorities found Angelika’s raped and stabbed body, they launched a nationwide manhunt for Peter and apprehended him in a London hospital.
Where is Peter Tobin now?
Once apprehended and charged with Angelika’s murder, Peter insisted on his innocence, but the court thought otherwise. It didn’t take long for the court system to convict the defendant of rape and murder, on the basis of which Peter was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison in 2007. In addition, his conviction reopened several other investigations of missing persons cases and unsolved murders. , which led to the discovery of the remains of Vicky and Dinah.
In 2008, forensic evidence, along with witness statements, helped convict Peter of Vicky’s murder, and he was additionally sentenced to 30 years to life. Also, while he was charged with Dinah’s murder that same year, his trial in July 2009 was canceled as the judge declared him unfit to appear. Fortunately, the trial resumed in November 2009, and once Peter was convicted of Dinah’s murder, he received a third life sentence.
Following the triple murder conviction, the authorities did their best to try to see if another crime could be linked to Peter through Operation Anagram, a detailed investigation into the convict’s life. Subsequently, he was suspected of the murder of several individuals, including Susan Long, murdered in 1970; Pamela Exall, who disappeared in 1974; Jessie Earl, an art student who disappeared in 1980; and Louise Kay, a teenager who disappeared in 1988.
However, it should be noted that although Peter allegedly bragged about killing 48 victims, he was not charged for any of these murders. On the other hand, police also suspected him of being Bible John, a Glasgow-based serial killer active in the 1960s, but further investigation cleared Peter’s name from the suspect list.
While in prison, Peter struck up a relationship with fellow inmate Kenneth Larking, who now goes by the name Kendra. However, reports claimed that in 2018 Peter was diagnosed with cancer and confined to his cell. Sources from his prison even revealed that he barely ate and weighed around 70 pounds. Nevertheless, even with his health issues, Peter is still alive and incarcerated in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison.
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