The Lost British Serial Killer: Closing the case on Peter Tobin and Bible John
By (Author) Paul Harrison
By (author) David Wilson
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
1st September 2010
1st July 2010
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
364.15232092
Paperback
288
Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 19mm
220g
Peter Tobin was already serving a life sentence for murder when he was charged with the murder of two young women - Vicky Hamilton and Dina McNichol, in November 2007. Both girls went missing in 1991. Their bodies were discovered by police in 50 Irvine Drive, Margate - where Tobin once lived.
In their new true crime investigation, Paul Harrison and Professor David Wilson examine this shocking case, including full details of Tobin's trial. But perhaps even more importantly, they look into other similar cases around the country. With developments in DNA testing, the police are coming closer and closer to solving a range of terrible and high profile murders. There have been at least five major arrests in recent months, with further arrests sure to follow. Harrison and Wilson investigate these cases, and ask how new DNA tests will change police investigations. But they also ask whether this will be enough to stop murderers in the future, and whether there are larger forces at work in society that need to be addressed before we can stop people from killing again and again.Paul Harrison is a highly respected Sky correspondent. Professor David Wilson is one of the country's leading criminologists, and has written several academic books and papers on serial killers (www.professorwilson.com).