By David Lohr
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Jailed for raping and sodomizing two teenage girls in 1994, Tobin was sentenced to life imprisonment, but earned an early release in May 2004. Due to the nature of his crimes, he was automatically registered as a sex offender.
Following his release from prison, Tobin relocated to Glasgow. Using the alias Pat McLaughlin, Tobin was hired as a handyman at St. Patrick's Church, where he met 23-year-old Polish student Angelika Kluk.
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| Angelika Kluk |
In September 2006, Kluk's bound and gagged body was found hidden in a void beneath a confessional box inside the church. An autopsy of the victim revealed that she had been struck in the head multiple times, raped and then stabbed sixteen times in the chest. Forensic evidence found at the scene suggested Kluk was still alive when she was stashed under the floorboards.
An investigation into the young woman's death revealed that she was last seen helping Tobin paint a shed in a garage attached to the church. Tobin denied any involvement and attempted to place the blame on the church priest, Father Gerry Nugent. Presented with evidence that he had had sexual intercourse with the victim, Tobin said the sex was consensual. Unconvinced, police arrested Tobin, and in April 2007, he went to trial. Following six weeks of testimony, Judge Lord Menzies found Tobin guilty of murdering Kluk and sentenced him to a minimum of 21 years in prison.
Police now believe Tobin could have been a serial killer and may be responsible for up to 11 unsolved murders and disappearances from the late 1960s to the early 1990s.
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