Murderous Minds: Peter Tobin
Peter Britton Tobin was a convicted serial killer and sex offender in Scotland who served a life sentence at HM Prison Edinburgh for three murders of young women committed between 1991 and 2006. Though he was convicted of just three deaths, police believe he may have been responsible for numerous other rapes and murders. Delve into his psychology to understand what turned him into a psychopath.
Peter Britton Tobin was a convicted serial killer and sex offender in Scotland who served a life sentence at HM Prison Edinburgh for three murders of young women committed between 1991 and 2006. Though he was convicted of just three deaths, police believe he may have been responsible for numerous other rapes and murders. Delve into his psychology to understand what turned him into a psychopath.
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