Peter Tobin

Peter Tobin
Background information
Birth namePeter Britton Tobin
Also known asup to forty aliases,[1] including:
  • Peter Wilson
  • James Kelly
  • Paul Semple
  • John Semple
  • John Tobin
  • Pat McLaughlin[2]
OccupationHandyman
Born (1946-08-27) 27 August 1946
Johnstone, Scotland, United Kingdom
ConvictionBurglary, forgery, murder, rape
Spouse(s)Margaret Mountney
(m. 1969; div. 1971)
Sylvia Jefferies
(m. 1973; div. 1976)
Cathy Wilson
(m. 1989; div. 1993)
Killings
Number of victims3+
Span of killings10 February 1991–26 September 2006
CountryScotland

Peter Britton Tobin[3][4] (born 27 August 1946 died 8 October 2022)[5] is a Scottish convicted serial killer and sex offender. He is serving a life sentence at HM Prison Edinburgh[6] for three murders committed between 1991 and 2006.[7] Police believe Tobin is responsible for other deaths of young women and girls.[8]

In January 2022, Tobin was hospitalised after collapsing, but was returned to prison after less than two days.[9] He was taken to hospital again in March 2022, before being released two days later.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Piecing together serial killer Peter Tobin's past". BBC News. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Killer Peter Tobin 'not linked' to unsolved deaths". BBC News. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Wier, Nigel (30 December 2011). British Serial Killers. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781467881401.
  4. ↑ "Peter Tobin on murder charge". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "Timeline: Peter Tobin". 2009-12-16. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  6. ↑ Cacciottolo, Mario (10 August 2012). "Serial killer Peter Tobin taken to hospital". BBC News. London, England: BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Piecing Together Serial Killer Peter Tobin's Past". bbc.co.uk. 16 December 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Police search serial killer Peter Tobin's former homes". The Independent. 2011.
  9. ↑ "Serial killer Peter Tobin released from hospital and back behind bars". Daily Record. 15 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Serial killer Peter Tobin in hospital after falling unwell in prison". ITV News. 2 April 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.