Operation Anagram

Operation Anagram
Tobin's house at 50 Irvine Drive, Margate. The bodies of Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol were found in the garden as a result of Operation Anagram.

Operation Anagram is a British police investigation into the movements and life of serial killer Peter Tobin, convicted of three murders of young women since 2006. The investigation was started in 2006, after Tobin's first murder conviction, by Detective Superintendent (DSI) David Swindle, of Strathclyde Police and increased in intensity in December 2009 after Tobin's third conviction for murder. Through the HOLMES 2 database, police forces across the United Kingdom are involved in the operation, investigating the possibility of Tobin's connection to dozens of murders and disappearances of teenage girls and young women.[1][2][3]

DSI Swindle, speaking after Tobin's 2006 conviction for the murder of Angelika Kluk, said that Tobin's age and the method of the murder sparked the suggestion that he may be a serial killer, as did interviews with Tobin. Anagram lead to the discovery of the bodies of Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol, 15 and 18 respectively at the time of their disappearances in 1991, buried in the garden of Tobin's previous home in Margate. It is believed that as of December 2009, detectives across the UK were following up on up to 1400 lines of inquiry.[4] As part of their renewed enquiries, police are especially interested in tracing the owners of jewellery items found at his homes.[5] In July 2010 it was reported that officers working on Operation Anagram had narrowed their review down to 9 unsolved cases of murder and disappearance.[6]

The 4 May 2007 conviction of Peter Tobin for the similar murder of student Angelika Kluk led to speculation that he is Bible John.[7] In an interview with a police psychiatrist, Tobin admitted that he had killed up to 48 other women. When questioned about this, he replied "Prove it."[8]

References

  1. ^ "Peter Tobin is guilty of Dinah McNicol murder". BBC News (London: BBC). 16 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8416672.stm. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  2. ^ Bird, Steve (13 December 2009). "Serial killer Peter Tobin found guilty of murdering Dinah McNicol in 13 minutes". The Times (London: News Corporation). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6959084.ece. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  3. ^ http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/index.asp?locID=1484&docID=7356 Strathclyde Police - Operation Anagram - Statement By Detective Superintendent David Swindle, December 2009
  4. ^ Cacciottolo, Mario (16 December 2009). "Piecing together serial killer Peter Tobin's past". BBC News (London: BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8132283.stm. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 
  5. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8418183.stm Tobin jewellery images released
  6. ^ "Police interview Peter Tobin over 'serious sexual crimes'", Edinburgh Evening News, 29 July 2010, http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Police-interview-Peter-Tobin-over.6446246.jp, retrieved 2010-09-02 
  7. ^ David Wilson "Killer question", The Sunday Times, 27 December 2009
  8. ^ Tobin 'killed 48 Women' Daily Record Wednesday 3rd December 2008

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