Peter Tobin documentary on how cops caught notorious killer soars up download charts
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A documentary on Peter Tobin is now one of BBC Scotland's most requested downloads after being viewed more than a million times.
The Hunt For Peter Tobin examines how three missing persons cases led to the capture of one of Scotland's most notorious killers.
The Sunday Mail exclusively revealed the last photo of Tobin in which he lay handcuffed to a bed seriously ill.
Tobin is serving a whole life term for killing Vicky Hamilton, Dinah McNicol and Angelika Kluk. He then died the next month, aged 76, in October 2022.
Released in March and available on BBC iPlayer, the documentary is now ranked as one of the top 20 most-watched this year.
A BBC Scotland spokeswoman said: 'The Hunt for Peter Tobin is currently in the Top 20 'most requested' of 2025 with over 1.1m streaming requests.'
The show reveals how it was only after his 2006 arrest for the rape and murder of Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, that cops became convinced Tobin had killed before.
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Overseen by Det Supt David Swindle, taskforce Operation Anagram was set up.
Following the programme's release, retired Swindle said he was convinced the psychopath had claimed more victims.
Swindle said: 'I am still in no doubt Tobin killed other women.'
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