The families of three victims of Peter Tobin will speak out in a new BBC Scotland documentary. The Hunt for Peter Tobin is a two-part series which examines the brutal crimes of Tobin and features interviews with loved ones and friends of those he killed.
The programme will follow the three separate investigations into young women who had seemingly vanished and how they eventually revealed the existence of a serial killer targeting young women across the UK for more than three decades.
Tobin was convicted for the murders of Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton and 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, between 2006 and 2007.
The sex offender, who is suspected over a number of other killings, died after falling within his cell at HMP Edinburgh in October 2022.
A Fatal Accident Inquiry heard that Tobin died from pneumonia while suffering from prostate cancer and vascular disease.
Vicky Hamilton had been waiting for a bus on a snowy winter night in 1991 when the teenager disappeared. Her case became one of Scotland’s biggest missing persons investigations. That summer, Dinah McNicol vanished after hitchhiking home from a music festival in Kent.
Then, 15 years later, Angelika Kluk went missing in Glasgow in 2006 before her remains were found under floorboards of a city centre church.
The Hunt for Peter Tobin is the third in the series of the award-winning true crime strand ‘The Hunt for…’ and follows the success of The Hunt for Bible John and The Hunt for the World’s End Killers .
The series explores the ripple effects and the strain of their sudden disappearances on their families and friends of having a loved-one suddenly go missing. It includes interviews with family members, detectives, forensic scientists and journalists.
David Harron, Commissioning Executive, Factual at BBC Scotland said: “This new series has the same distinguishing features to those that have gone before.
“It examines the Police investigations and the relentless pursuit of justice whilst at the same time telling the very real human stories which exist behind the headlines. It is this powerful combination, carefully crafted by the team, that makes for compelling viewing.”
Mick McAvoy, Head of Documentaries at Firecrest Films, added: “Matt Pinder has once again produced a sensitively crafted series that reveals the brutal impact of a loved one suddenly going missing, while also paying tribute to the strength and compassion of those who devoted their lives to finding the truth about the disappearances.
“In the shadow of the brutal crimes of Peter Tobin, this series will inspire viewers as they see the tireless police work, the efforts of the Missing People charity and the strength of the families of the victims over three decades.”
The Hunt for Peter Tobin will be broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer in March 2025.