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Kris Gourlay

Serial killer Peter Tobin's body 'searched for explosives' and 'hazards' after death

Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin had his body checked for 'explosives' after he died in September.

The evil 76-year-old was understood to have been suffering from cancer during his final years in Saughton Prison, Edinburgh, with the families of some of his victim's pleading for information before he died in pain.

Despite efforts from police to obtain the secrets to some of his heinous crimes before his death, Tobin reportedly took the truth to his grave. The Scottish Sun now reports that experts checked Tobin's body to make sure it did not contain any explosive devices.

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