The man considered most likely to be Bible John is convicted Scottish rapist and serial killer Peter Tobin. Tobin, who died while in prison for multiple murders in 2022, had some eerie ties to the Bible John killings. Tobin lived in Glasgow at the time and frequented the Barrowland Ballroom (via Historic Mysteries). He even met a woman at the club whom he later married. The couple soon divorced because of Tobin’s violence, however.
Tobin moved from Glasgow to Brighton right after Helen Puttock died. He had extensive knowledge of the Bible as well, making him a likely candidate. The BBC reported that police suspected Tobin was responsible for more murders than the ones he was convicted of in the mid-2000s.
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Historic Mysteries pointed out that some believe a police officer was behind the deaths of Puttock, McDonald, and Docker. Author and former police officer Paul Harrison revealed details in his 2013 book “Dancing with the Devil” that build a strong case (via The Daily Record). Harrison maintained that the killer who shared a taxi with Helen and her sister had shown the women a warrant card and identified himself as an officer of the law. Harrison also pointed out that the lead detective on the case, Joe Beattie, looked at his fellow officers for the murders but that higher-ups made him stop.
