Peter Tobin: Hunting Shadows

🎙 Crime Time Inc. – Jane Hamilton Book LaunchPeter Tobin: Hunting Shadows | The Scottish Serial Killer Case

In this special episode of Crime Time Inc., Tom sits down with investigative journalist Jane Hamilton for the first in-depth discussion of her new book:

Peter Tobin: Hunting Shadows

This episode explores the crimes of Peter Tobin, one of Scotland’s most notorious serial killers, and the long investigation that linked him to the murders of:

• Vicki Hamilton (15)
• Dinah McNicol (18)
• Angelika Kluk (23)

Rather than glorifying the killer, Jane’s book focuses on the lives of the young women he murdered — and the investigative journey that uncovered the truth.

📚 About the Book – Peter Tobin: Hunting Shadows

• Publisher: Mirror Books
• Release Date: 26 February
• Written in memory of Vicki Hamilton, Dinah McNicol and Angelika Kluk
• A journalist’s perspective on one of Scotland’s darkest criminal investigations

Jane was present from the earliest days of the Angelika Kluk investigation in Glasgow, when her body was discovered beneath the floorboards of St Patrick’s Church in 2006. That murder ultimately exposed Peter Tobin’s hidden past and led to the reopening of earlier missing persons cases.

🔎 The Peter Tobin Case: A Timeline

• 1991 – Vicki Hamilton disappears in Bathgate on a freezing February night
• 1991 – Dinah McNicol vanishes after hitchhiking from a music festival
• 2006 – Angelika Kluk murdered in Glasgow
• Post-2006 – Operation Anagram links Tobin to earlier murders

Tom reflects on his own policing experience during the Vicki Hamilton investigation and explains why Tobin was one of the hardest serial killers in Scotland to catch — frequently changing addresses, aliases and identities.

🎧 What This Episode Explores

• The psychology of an opportunistic serial killer
• How Peter Tobin evaded detection for years
• The role of Operation Anagram in linking cold cases
• Grooming, vulnerability and offender behaviour patterns
• The differences between police investigations and investigative journalism
• The decline of long-form crime reporting in modern media

Jane also shares how she tracked down Tobin’s former wives and pursued leads internationally to build a fuller picture of the man behind the crimes.

📰 Investigative Journalism vs Police Investigation

This episode offers rare insight into:

• How journalists build trust without legal powers
• The ethical challenges of reporting on serial murder
• Telling victims’ stories without sensationalism
• Why historical true crime still resonates today

🎙 Why This Episode Matters

The Peter Tobin case remains one of the most significant serial killer investigations in Scottish criminal history. This conversation highlights:

• The human cost behind the headlines
• The long shadow cast by unresolved missing persons cases
• The importance of persistence in both policing and journalism

🔔 Listen If You’re Interested In:

• Scottish serial killer cases
• Peter Tobin and Operation Anagram
• Cold case investigations
• True crime podcast discussions
• Investigative journalism

About Crime Time Inc.

Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.

This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.

Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.

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New episodes released regularly throughout the season.

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