{"id":119612,"date":"2023-10-02T23:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=119612"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:48:47","slug":"murderer-peter-tobins-belongings-may-be-destroyed-as-they-go-a-year-unclaimed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/murderer-peter-tobins-belongings-may-be-destroyed-as-they-go-a-year-unclaimed\/","title":{"rendered":"Murderer Peter Tobins belongings may be destroyed as they go a year unclaimed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland&apos;s worst serial killer Peter Tobin died in prison one year ago but no one has come forward to collect his belongings, meaning the process to destroy them could begin shortly.<\/p>\n<p>His favourite books, retrieved from his cell at HMP Edinburgh, are currently gathering dust in storage, while prison bosses await to see whether a relative emerges to collect them.<\/p>\n<p> The convicted killer died last October at the age of 76, after being given a whole life term for the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>&apos;Lamborghini&apos; bodybuilder cleared over &apos;shoot and kill&apos; threat after last second twist <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>To read more stories on prisons in the UK and around the world, click here<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to The Daily Record, prosecutors have requested a two-year extension. However, if the items remain unclaimed by the end of this time period, then they will be destroyed appropriately. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31077113.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Vicky-Hamilton-Police-search-house-in-missing-girl-hunt.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Scottish Prison Service explained: \u201cProperty belonging to an individual no longer in our care will initially be held for 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf, after this period, items remain unclaimed, we will advise the Procurator Fiscal and hold this for a further 24 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce this period has passed, property will be disposed of in line with Rule 50 of the Prison Rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31077818.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_JBP_DXX_26-01-23PETERFAULDINGFORENSIC20JPG.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31064336.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Chinas-UFO-destination-slammed-for-caging-killer-whales-as-circus-animals.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Giant spaceship theme park blasted for caging one of Earth&apos;s most powerful predators <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tobin&apos;s death, allegedly from cancer, will be the subject of an official probe from Crown officials. A Fatal Accident Inquiry is the norm for any inmate who dies while in legal custody.<\/p>\n<p>On September 30, the Crown said: \u201cThe death of Peter Tobin will be the subject of a mandatory Fatal Accident Inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fortnight prior to his death, the Sunday Mail released an image of the criminal, which captured him, with a broken hip sustained from a fall, handcuffed to his death bed. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31077114.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Angelika-Kluk-MURDER-VICTIM.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31077441.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_PAY-JS312514139.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Loch Ness Monster expert claims he has &apos;baby Nessie&apos; footage poking its head out<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before he passed away, suspecting he may be responsible for significantly more murders than three, the police looked into hundreds of unsolved cases to see if there was any link. <\/p>\n<p>But despite their best efforts to get him to cooperate, he refused. <\/p>\n<p>Detectives are still looking at his old letters in a bid to bring some justice to the families that need it. <\/p>\n<p><b><i>To get more stories from the Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox, sign up to one of our free newsletters here.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/serial-killer-peter-tobins-belongings-31077375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland&apos;s worst serial killer Peter Tobin died in prison one year ago but no one has come forward to collect his belongings, meaning the process to destroy them could begin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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