Sky News Reporter Paul Harrison Releases Serial Killer Book

In the late 1960’s, Patricia Docker, Jemima McDonald and Helen Puttock were brutally murdered in the heart of Glasgow after spending an evening at the infamous Barrowland Ballroom. Extensive police investigations led nowhere and over the next forty years the killer, who was known as ‘Bible John’ became part of the city’s mythology. Evading police capture for decades his identity remained a mystery.

In September 2006, the violent murder of twenty three year old Angelika Kluk shook Glasgow once again. Killed in the middle of ‘Bible John’ territory, Kluk’s killer did not evade capture; instead, within a matter of days, sixty year old convicted sex offender Peter Tobin was arrested in London and charged with her murder.  

In 2007, whilst serving a life sentence, Tobin hit the headlines when he was charged with the murders of Vicky Hamilton and Dina McNichol, both missing since 1991. Their bodies were discovered by police in 50 Irvine Drive, Margate, where Tobin once lived. These subsequent convictions begged the question, how many more? 

In their new true crime investigation, Sky News journalist Paul Harrison and leading Criminologist David Wilson examine Tobin’s violent past and explore Tobin’s boast that he has killed more women. They also look at the latest developments in DNA tests and numerous ‘cold cases’ which could be attributed to Tobin, providing a compelling argument that suggests that Tobin and Bible John are one and the same person.  

Praise for HUNTING EVIL

‘This book is a bold attempt to present complex criminological arguments in an accessible form. Its success sets an important marker for public criminology and makes this a landmark achievement’ 
Jamie Bennett, Prison Service Journal

Paul Harrison is a highly respected Sky News Correspondent. He has worked for Sky News for ten years and has covered many high profile cases including the Soham murders. He is the co-author of Hunting Evil: Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders with David Wilson.

David Wilson is perhaps Britain's best known criminologist and was dubbed by The Sun as “Britain’s Number One serial killer expert”. He is currently Professor of Criminology at the Centre for Criminal Justice Policy and Research at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a Prison Governor and at 29 became the youngest governing governor in England.  He worked at Grendon, Wormwood Scrubs and at Woodhill in Milton Keynes - where he designed and ran the two units for the 12 most violent prisoners in the country, which brought him into contact for virtually every recent serial killer. He is the author of A History of British Serial Killing (2009).