By David Lohr
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An investigation into the young woman's death revealed that she was last seen helping Tobin paint a shed in a garage attached to the church. Tobin denied any involvement and attempted to place the blame on the church priest, Father Gerry Nugent. Presented with evidence that he had had sexual intercourse with the victim, Tobin said the sex was consensual. Unconvinced, police arrested Tobin and in April 2007 he went to trial. Following six weeks of testimony, Judge Lord Menzies found Tobin guilty of murdering Kluk and sentenced him to a minimum of 21 years in prison.
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| Peter Tobin |
Police now believe Tobin could have been a serial killer and may be responsible for up to 11 unsolved murders and disappearances from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
"We fear he may have struck before," an unidentified police source told news.ninemsn.com.au Tuesday. "It is highly unusual for a vicious killer to commit a stranger murder in his sixties."
Investigators are also looking into the possibility that Tobin is "Bible John," an unidentified serial killer who is believed to have murdered three women in Glasgow, Scotland, in the late 1960s. Evidence in those murders is currently being re-examined for possible links to Tobin.
Peter Tobin is expected to appear before Linlithgow Sheriff Court sometime today to face charges in Vicky Hamilton's murder.
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