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Peter Tobin has been convicted of murdering Dinah McNicol, 18, following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.Peter Tobin has been convicted of murdering Dinah McNicol, 18, following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Tobin, 63, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, was already in prison for killing two women.Tobin, 63, from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, was already in prison for killing two women.
The jury took just 15 minutes to find him guilty of killing the sixth former after a three-day trial. Judge Mr Justice Calvert-Smith imposed a life sentence with a recommendation he serves a full life term.
Miss McNicol vanished in August 1991 while hitchhiking to her home in Tillingham, Essex, after leaving a music festival in Hampshire.Miss McNicol vanished in August 1991 while hitchhiking to her home in Tillingham, Essex, after leaving a music festival in Hampshire.
In 2007, he was convicted of killing Polish student Angelika Kluk, whose remains were hidden in a church in Glasgow where he had worked as a handyman. The jury took just 15 minutes to find him guilty of killing the sixth former after a three-day trial.
In 2007, Tobin was convicted of killing Polish student Angelika Kluk, whose remains were hidden in a church in Glasgow where he had worked as a handyman.
Following that trial, police dug up the back garden at one of his former homes in Margate, Kent.Following that trial, police dug up the back garden at one of his former homes in Margate, Kent.
There they discovered the body of Vicky Hamilton, 15, who had disappeared in 1991. He was convicted of her murder in 2008 and a judge ruled he should serve at least 30 years. There they discovered the body of Vicky Hamilton, 15, who had disappeared in 1991 from a bus stop in Bathgate near Edinburgh - where Tobin was living at the time.
Four days after the discovery of Vicky's body, Miss McNicol's remains were found buried nearby. He was convicted of her murder in 2008 and a judge ruled he should serve at least 30 years.
Four days after the discovery of Miss Hamilton's body, Miss McNicol's remains were found buried nearby.
Both of the victims had been drugged and Miss McNicol had been strangled. Police also discovered Tobin had stolen more than £2,000 from her building society account.
Tobin was already a convicted rapist when he murdered Miss Kluk.
In 1993, he had raped a 14-year-old girl - and indecently assaulted another - at his then home in Havant, Hampshire. He was jailed for 14 years at Winchester Crown Court in 1994.