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| Tobin convicted of McNicol murder | Tobin convicted of McNicol murder |
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| Serial killer Peter Tobin has been jailed for life for murdering 18-year-old Dinah McNicol. | |
| Tobin, 63, was already serving life for killing Angelika Kluk, 23, and Vicky Hamilton, 15. | |
| The jury took 15 minutes to find him guilty of killing the sixth former after a three-day trial. The judge said he should never be released. | The jury took 15 minutes to find him guilty of killing the sixth former after a three-day trial. The judge said he should never be released. |
| Miss McNicol vanished in August 1991 while hitchhiking to her home in Essex after a music festival in Hampshire. | Miss McNicol vanished in August 1991 while hitchhiking to her home in Essex after a music festival in Hampshire. |
| Judge Mr Justice Calvert-Smith told Tobin: "This is the third time you have stood in the dock for murder. | |
| "On all three occasions the evidence against you was overwhelming. Yet even now you refuse to come to terms with your guilt." | |
| Remains found | |
| He said Tobin's refusal to co-operate with police meant that Miss McNicol's family knew nothing about the circumstances of her death. | |
| Tobin showed no emotion as the jury of nine men and three women returned its unanimous verdict. | |
| Miss McNicol's father, Ian McNicol, was in court to hear the verdict. He also showed no emotion. He was joined in the public gallery by Miss Hamilton's father, Michael. | |
| In 2007, Tobin was convicted of killing Polish student Angelika Kluk, whose remains were found hidden in a church in Glasgow where he had worked as a handyman. | In 2007, Tobin was convicted of killing Polish student Angelika Kluk, whose remains were found 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 from a bus stop in Bathgate near Edinburgh - where Tobin was living at the time. | 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. |
| He was convicted of her murder in 2008 and a judge ruled he should serve at least 30 years. | He was convicted of her murder in 2008 and a judge ruled he should serve at least 30 years. |
| Sexual assaults | |
| Four days after the discovery of Miss Hamilton's body, Miss McNicol's remains were found buried nearby. | 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 strangled. Police also discovered Tobin had stolen more than £2,000 from Miss McNicol's building society account. | |
| Tobin was already a convicted rapist when he murdered Miss Kluk. | 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. | 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. |
| Tobin was freed in 2004 and moved to Paisley, Renfrewshire. Using the name Pat McLaughlin, he found work at St Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Glasgow. | |
| He befriended 23-year-old Miss Kluk, who was on a working holiday, then killed her and hid her body. | |
| Police interviewed him, but became suspicious when "Pat McLaughlin" vanished. They discovered his real name and criminal past and Tobin was arrested in London. | |
| Tobin had denied all three murders for which he was convicted. |