Police are investigating links between serial killer Peter Tobin and unsolved murders from the era of the Yorkshire Ripper, following his death in prison earlier this month. Tobin, who was convicted of murdering Angelika Kluk in Glasgow in 2006, had long been suspected of further killings.
David Swindle, the detective who led Operation Anagram, the nationwide inquiry into Tobin's movements, stated he is convinced Tobin killed many more people. The operation uncovered the remains of two teenagers in a garden in Kent, who had vanished 16 years earlier, but Mr Swindle believes the full extent of Tobin's crimes remains unknown.
Peter Tobin was only exposed as a serial killer after the discovery of Angelika Kluk's body under the floorboards of St Patrick's Church in Glasgow in 2006. She had been raped, beaten and stabbed 16 times. Tobin, using the alias Pat McLaughlin, had been working as a handyman at the church.
Tobin had a previous conviction for raping two 14-year-old girls in 1994. After his arrest in London, where he had fled under another false name, he was sentenced to a minimum of 21 years for murder. His death has prompted a fresh review of unsolved cases dating back to the 1970s.
