'I am glad he is dead', ex-wife of Peter Tobin reacts to killer's death
Formerly married to an infamous serial killer, Peter Tobin, she expressed relief after hearing of his passing.
By ET Spotlight Special |
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A murderer, rapist, and paedophile, serving three life sentences in His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Edinburgh, passed away in a hospital on Saturday at 76. Detectives had long suspected Peter Tobin of killing additional victims, but the murderer resisted answering questions from police even as he lay dying.
Cathy Wilson, 52, speaking to the local media, said: "He was a monster, and it is a comfort that he is no longer alive."
Tobin's third wife, whom he supposedly first dated when she was 16 years old, told the magazine that her late ex-husband relished having power and control and treated her like a slave.
Even though she is happy that he is no longer alive, Ms. Wilson stated that everyone knows there were other casualties, and he might have made all the difference in the world to bereaved families who still don't know for sure what happened to their loved ones.
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Police Scotland's head of serious crime, Detective Chief Superintendent Laura Thomson, stated that all previous efforts to persuade Tobin to "do the right thing and give any knowledge he may have which could assist the police" failed.
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David Swindle, a former investigator with Strathclyde Police who oversaw the investigation into Tobin, declared he had no doubt the serial murderer had killed more victims.
FAQs:
What did David Swindle have to say about Tobin? In an interview, he called Tobin "pure evil" and added that he is a coward who has taken his secrets to the grave.
What caused Tobin's death? The local media alleged that Tobin had cancer, fractured his hip in a tumble, refused to eat, and was resisting medicine.
