Woman: TODAY, THE JUDGE TOLD THE 62-YEAR-OLD
HE WAS UNFIT TO LIVE IN HUMAN SOCIETY.
THIS IS THE CLIP WHERE PETER IS BEING LED OUT OF THE COURTROOM.
AND THERE'S A MOMENT HERE. LOOK.
I CAN'T WATCH IT. LOOK.
THERE. LOOK AT HIS FACE.
THAT'S THE FACE I USED TO SEE ALL THE TIME.
I CAN'T EVEN BEAR TO WATCH THIS ANYMORE.
HIS FACE JUST CHANGES...
TO SHEER EVIL.
I HOPE THAT'S THE LAST TIME I EVER HAVE TO SEE THAT AGAIN.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S BEEN QUITE HARD TALKING WITH YOU TODAY,
RELIVING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN, UH...
THE VILE NATURE OF THIS PERSON'S EXISTENCE.
I NEEDED TO GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SCARED I WAS.
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HE'S A PSYCHOPATH.
PETER TOBIN IS A PSYCHOPATH, PURELY AND SIMPLY.
IT MAKES ME FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ VOICE BREAKING ] IT'S -- SORRY.
IT'S JUST SO CRUEL.
HE'S JUST SO CRUEL TO DO THAT TO ME,
THOUGH I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL.
I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT TRY TO BE THE MOST PERFECT WIFE
I COULD BE TO HIM.
WHEN I MET PETER, I WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
I THINK I BECAME, UH, A WILD CHILD,
REALLY, ABOUT THE AGE OF 14
WHEN I DISCOVERED BOYS AND ALCOHOL.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY ENJOYED DOING
WAS GETTING DRESSED UP -- SHORT SKIRTS, LOTS OF MAKEUP,
OVER THE TOP, UM,
AND GOING DOWN TO THE LOCAL BAR ON A SATURDAY NIGHT,
STAY THERE PARTYING AND DANCING TILL 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
I WENT IN ONE DAY, AND HE WAS THERE.
♪♪
I JUST INTRODUCED MYSELF AND STARTED TALKING TO HIM.
SO YOU GONNA BUY ME A DRINK?
YEAH. I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
I REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO BECOME A WIFE
AND TO LOOK AFTER AND TO NURTURE A HUSBAND.
AND I THINK I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PROTECT ME
AND LOOK AFTER ME.
HE MUST'VE HAD 18 YEARS ON ME, MAYBE 20.
I THINK HE WAS -- THINK HE WAS 36, 37.
HE SEEMED MATURE, A FATHER FIGURE
THAT I'VE PROBABLY WERE YEARNING FOR.
♪♪
HERE. TAKE MY JACKET.THANK YOU.
PETER USED TO MAKE ME FEEL VERY SPECIAL.
HE USED TO CALL ME LITTLE NICKNAMES.
HE WAS CALLING ME HIS DARLING AND HIS PET
AND HEN ALL THE TIME.
DIDN'T TAKE ME VERY LONG TO REALLY FEEL
THAT I'D FALLEN IN LOVE WITH PETER.
YOU KNOW WHAT, CATHY? I THINK I'M FALLING FOR YOU.
PETER TOLD ME THAT IF I WANTED TO,
I COULD MOVE IN WITH HIM.
AND I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ADULT LIFE
THAT HE SUGGESTED WE COULD HAVE TOGETHER.
I PROMISE I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
SO I THINK FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST SAW HIM IN THE PUB
TO WHEN I MOVED IN,
IT WAS PROBABLY NO MORE THAN FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
THE FIRST MONTH OR SIX WEEKS THAT I WAS LIVING WITH PETER,
EVERYTHING WAS FANTASTIC.
BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE I REALIZED
HE WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH ME GOING OUT ON MY OWN.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL DRESSED UP FOR?
WE'RE NOT GOING OUT TONIGHT.
WE -- WE ALWAYS GO OUT.
NO.
VERY QUICKLY, WE WEREN'T GOING BACK
DOWN TO THE PUB WHICH WE HAD MET IN.
AND WE WEREN'T SEEING PEOPLE THAT WE USED TO SEE.
I WISH YOU WOULD STOP TRYING SO HARD TO LOOK LIKE TRASH.
MY APPEARANCE GRADUALLY CHANGED,
AND I HADN'T EVEN REALIZED IT WAS HAPPENING.
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WELL, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE,
AND I BARELY RECOGNIZE MYSELF.
I HAVE TO LOOK TWICE AT THIS PICTURE
TO SEE THAT IT IS ME.
THE CLOTHING I'M WEARING IS A VERY BLAND, DRAB COLOR,
WHICH IS NOT ME AT ALL.
THERE'S VIRTUALLY NO MAKEUP ON MY FACE, EITHER.
IF I PUT SOME MAKEUP ON, HE MIGHT SAY,
"YOU LOOK LIKE A BIT OF A TART WITH ALL THAT ON."
SO I DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE A TART.
PRETTY MUCH UNRECOGNIZABLE AS THE PERSON
THAT I HAD BEEN BEFORE.
I THINK THE REASON THAT PETER WANTED TO CONTROL
THE CLOTHES I WAS WEARING
WAS REALLY BECAUSE I THINK HE WAS JEALOUS
OF ME GETTING ANY ADDITIONAL ATTENTION FROM OTHER MEN.
AND SURE ENOUGH, NO ONE PAID ME ANY ATTENTION AT ALL.
♪♪
NOW, WHEN I SAY CLEAN, I MEAN CLEAN.
THAT'S SWEEP, VACUUM.
YOU GOT THAT?
VACUUM. GOOD.
UH, AFTER YOU DO THAT, I NEED MY SHIRTS PRESSED FOR TOMORROW.
A TYPICAL DAY WOULD BE ME BEING LEFT A LIST OF INSTRUCTIONS
AS TO WHAT THINGS NEEDED TO BE DONE THAT DAY,
WHICH WOULD INCLUDE FOOD SHOPPING
AND CLEANING THE HOUSE.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
AND I WOULD JUST GET MYSELF UP
AND START PROGRESSING WITH MY LIST
UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY WHEN HE'D COME BACK FOR DINNER.
HE WOULD CONTROL ALL OF THE MONEY.
AND I HAD NO FUNDS OF MY OWN.
HE WOULD GIVE ME SPECIFICALLY AMOUNT OF MONEY
TO GO TO THE FOOD SHOPPING WITH.
AND WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THE FOOD SHOP,
HE WOULD GO THROUGH THE RECEIPT
TO CHECK THAT THE THINGS I HAD BOUGHT
WERE THINGS THAT HE DEEMED NECESSARY.
I REMEMBER THERE WAS A TIME
I WENT TO GET THE GROCERY SHOPPING,
AND I SAW SOMETHING I WANTED.
IT MIGHT'VE BEEN LIPSTICK.
WHEN I CAME HOME, HE SCRUTINIZED THE RECEIPT.
CATHY?
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
HE MADE ME FEEL REALLY AWFUL
ABOUT HAVING BOUGHT SOMETHING FOR MYSELF
AND MADE ME FEEL SO BAD ABOUT THAT
THAT I DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN.
HEY.
YOU NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT US
AND NOT JUST YOU.
STOP BEING SO SELFISH.
♪♪
THE FIRST TIME I SAW PETER ANGRY,
IT WAS A LOVELY, SUNNY DAY,
AND I ASKED PETER WHAT HE'D LIKE FOR HIS DINNER THAT NIGHT.
HE SAID PORK CHOPS.
I WAS VERY EXCITED WITH THAT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO COOK
SOMETHING THAT HE REALLY, REALLY WANTED FOR DINNER.
BUT I'VE NEVER GRILLED CHOPS BEFORE,
SO I WASN'T AWARE OF HOW LONG THEY ACTUALLY TOOK TO COOK.
AS THEY STARTED TO CHANGE COLOR AFTER MAYBE FIVE MINUTES,
I THOUGHT THAT WAS SUFFICIENT.
SO I THEN PROUDLY PUT EVERYTHING ONTO THE PLATE,
PUT IT IN FRONT OF HIM WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.
AND HE TOOK ONE -- ONE CUT INTO THE PORK CHOP...
AND SCREAMED OUT THAT THEY WERE NOT COOKED.
WHAT IS THIS?
THEY WERE UNDERCOOKED. WHAT AM I TRYING TO DO?
AM I TRYING TO KILL HIM?
I-I DIDN'T KNOW.
WOULD YOU EAT THIS? LOOK AT THIS.
-WOULD YOU EAT THAT? -I'M SORRY.
I'LL FIX IT. I-I PROMISE.
YOU'RE -- YOU'RE JUST AN IDIOT! THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!
AND BEFORE I COULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY,
"LET ME TAKE THEM BACK AND COOK THEM A LITTLE LONGER,"
THE PLATE HAD BEEN PICKED UP, AND IT FLEW PAST MY HEAD,
SMASHED AGAINST THE WALL NEXT TO ME.
AND I WAS JUST STUNNED, ABSOLUTELY STUNNED.
I'D NEVER SEEN HIM ANGRY BEFORE.
IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.
AFTER THE PLATE HIT THE WALL, HE GOT UP
AND STORMED OUT OF THE ROOM.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I HAD DONE SO BADLY WRONG.
♪♪
NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER, HE WAS BACK IN THE ROOM AGAIN...
...PUTTING HIS ARMS AROUND ME, SAYING IT WASN'T MY FAULT,
GAVE ME A KISS AND SAID IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
IT MADE ME QUESTION MYSELF...
IT WAS MY FAULT.
...AND THINK,
"HOW CAN I NOT LIVE UP TO THIS MAN'S EXPECTATIONS?
I MUST TRY HARDER."
SO THAT'S WHAT I DID.
I WOULD REGULARLY BE CALLED BITCH OR [BLEEP] ALL THE TIME.
SO, "GO AND GET MY TEA, BITCH. GO AND GET MY TEA [BLEEP]
AND IF I DIDN'T DO IT QUICKLY, "YOU'RE JUST A SLOW [BLEEP]
YOU'RE JUST A SLOW BITCH."
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING!
I'LL FINISH! I'LL DO IT OVER!
ARE YOU PLAYING DUMB? BECAUSE I'VE TOLD YOU...
AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT MINOR THINGS, RIDICULOUS THINGS.
THERE'S NO -- THERE'S NO REASON TO SPEAK BADLY TO SOMEONE
WHEN YOU'RE JUST ASKING THEM TO MAKE A CUP OF TEA.
BUT HE WOULD.
ARE YOU COMPLETELY STUPID?
-IS THAT THE PROBLEM? -I'M SORRY.
AND I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
BECAUSE I WASN'T DOING ANYTHING WRONG.
I CAN RECALL QUITE CLEARLY, HE WANTED SOME TOAST,
SO I OBLIGINGLY GOT UP
AND STARTED MAKING THE TOAST FOR HIM.
AND ONE OF THE SLICES HAD BURNED SLIGHTLY.
YOU EXPECT ME TO EAT THIS?
HE SAID, "YOU'VE BURNT THE TOAST,"
WITH A COUPLE OF EXPLETIVES ADDED INTO THAT.
AND I SAID, "WELL, JUST CALM DOWN.
I'LL -- I'LL MAKE SOME MORE. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM."
NOT TO WORRY. THERE'S MORE COMING.
WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?
HE LUNGED AT ME AND GRABBED ME AROUND THE NECK
AND PUSHED ME AGAINST THE WALL.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SCARED I WAS.
♪♪
YOU EXPECT ME TO EAT THIS?
NOT TO WORRY. THERE'S MORE COMING.
HE LUNGED AT ME AND GRABBED ME AROUND THE NECK
AND PUSHED ME AGAINST THE WALL IN THE KITCHEN.
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
SHOUTED AND SPAT IN MY FACE ALMOST.
I WAS PETRIFIED.
IT WAS THE FEROCITY OF THE LUNGE.
HE WAS VERY FAST.
IF YOU EVER QUESTION ME AGAIN,
I WILL BREAK YOU LIKE A TWIG.
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]
AND THEN HE JUST LET ME GO AND WALKED OFF
AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD HAPPENED, VERY CALMLY.
MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, "WELL, IF I'M BETTER, IF I WORK HARDER,
IF I LEARN FROM THIS, THEN IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN."
I REALLY WANTED TO BE MARRIED
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT, UM,
A CHILD COMING INTO THE WORLD SHOULD HAVE MARRIED PARENTS.
THERE HAD ONLY BEEN ONE OR TWO INCIDENTS
OF ERRATIC BEHAVIOR,
SO I THOUGHT THAT MARRIAGE WAS A GOOD IDEA.
I'D HAD A VERY DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD.
MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD.
MY GRANDPARENTS HAD LOOKED AFTER ME
FROM THE AGE OF 8 TO 16.
PETER WAS GOING TO BE OFFERING ME A MUCH BRIGHTER FUTURE
THAN THE ONE I'D LEFT BEHIND.
THIS IS THE MAN THAT I MARRIED.
YOU SEE? THERE'S A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF MALICE HERE AT ALL.
I WAS HAPPY ON THAT DAY.
AND EVERYTHING YOU'RE SEEING HERE
JUST LOOKS LIKE LOVELY, HAPPY FAMILY LIFE.
THERE'S NOT ANY INDICATION HERE OF THE MAN
THAT HE WAS TO BECOME AT ALL.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER ONE WITH PETER LOOKING
LIKE THE DOTING FATHER.
HE ACTUALLY WAS VERY GOOD WITH DANIEL.
HE WOULD OFTEN RUN AROUND THE BACK GARDEN WITH HIM.
AND THERE WAS LOTS OF LAUGHTER WHEN HE WAS WITH DANIEL.
AND IT WAS A HAPPY TIME.
HOWEVER, EVERYTHING DETERIORATED AT QUITE A FAST PACE.
HE TOOK MY CAR KEYS OFF OF ME AT ONE POINT
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ME TO DRIVE.
HE WOULD DO THE DRIVING FOR ME.
AND I BECAME DEPENDENT ON HIM TO GO ANYWHERE.
CALLS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY BECAME LESS FREQUENT.
DANIEL'S DOING GREAT. HE'S GETTING SO BIG NOW.
I WAS ONLY ALLOWED TO MAKE ONE PHONE CALL A WEEK
TO MY GRANDPARENTS.
YEAH.
AND HE WOULD ALWAYS MONITOR THAT.
EVERYTHING'S GREAT. IT'S -- EVERYTHING'S GOING REALLY WELL.
HE'D SIT RIGHT NEXT TO ME
SO HE COULD HEAR BOTH SIDES OF THE CONVERSATION
TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T SAYING ANYTHING
THAT HE WOULD DISAPPROVE OF.
LISTEN. UH, I HAVE TO RUN.
DANIEL'S WAKING UP FROM HIS NAP.
I WAS TOLD TO WRAP THE CALL UP
AFTER USUALLY TWO OR THREE MINUTES,
SO IT WAS ALWAYS VERY SHORT AND VERY SWEET.
BYE.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THAT MADE ME FEEL.
BUT THESE FEW MINUTES,
PRECIOUS PHONE CALLS, WERE ALL I HAD,
AND I WASN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO UPSET GETTING THOSE.
IT GRADUALLY BECAME THAT HE WOULD BE WITH ME 24/7,
ALWAYS, UH, BY MY SIDE,
ALWAYS MONITORING ME, EVEN JUST TO GO DO THE FOOD SHOPPING.
NOW, UH, I WASN'T ALLOWED TO GO TO THE SHOPS ALONE.
I WASN'T ABLE TO GO FOR A WALK
OR GO INTO THE BACK GARDEN.
IF I WENT INTO THE BACK GARDEN AT THE HOUSE,
HE WOULD ALWAYS COME WITH ME
FOR FEAR I MIGHT BE TALKING TO A NEIGHBOR OVER THE FENCE.
HE WAS FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE, EVEN JUST PUTTING THE TRASH OUT.
BEFORE VERY LONG, MY OUTINGS OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE
WERE JUST LITERALLY ONCE A WEEK
TO GET THE GROCERY SHOPPING IN WITH HIM.
THE REST OF THE TIME, I'D BE EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE HOUSE.
UM, I DID START TO QUESTION
WHETHER I WANTED TO BE IN THIS SITUATION ANY LONGER.
BUT I'M A VERY PROUD PERSON.
AND I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE THE RELATIONSHIP WORK.
I DIDN'T WANT TO RETURN TO MY FAMILY
AND SAY, "I FAILED AT THIS.
I'VE HAD A CHILD AT A YOUNG AGE
AND NOW A DISASTROUS MARRIAGE AND NOT EVEN 19 YEARS OLD."
SO I DIDN'T THINK OF LEAVING.
ONE DAY, AS HE LEFT THE HOUSE, HE GRABBED MY CAR KEYS,
WHICH WAS SOMETHING HE'D HAD A HABIT OF DOING ANYHOW.
HONEY...
THOSE ARE MY KEYS.
I KNOW.
BUT THIS TIME, HE TOOK THE FRONT-DOOR KEY WITH HIM.
AND AS HE LEFT THE HOUSE, HE SET THE KEY INTO THE DOOR
AND TURNED THE LOCK.
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE'D EVER LOCKED ME
INTO THE HOUSE BEFORE.
I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON AT ALL.
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE'D LOCKED ME IN THE HOUSE.
[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]
SO THE FOUR WALLS BECAME MY PRISON.
THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN PETER LEFT THE HOUSE TO GO OUT.
AND AS HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER,
OUT OF SIGHT,
UP THE GARDEN PATH CAME THIS LARGE MAN...
BROAD, STOCKILY BUILT
AND HAD A VERY IMPOSING MANNER AS HE WALKED TO THE DOOR.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I'M SORRY. I-I CAN'T LET YOU IN.
I DON'T HAVE A KEY.
[ LOCK CLICKS, DOOR OPENS ]
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
PETER GAVE ME A KEY.
I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS MAN BEFORE.
I JUST ASSUMED HE WAS THERE TO SEE PETER.
SO I EXPLAINED THAT PETER WAS OUT
AND WOULD BE BACK IN AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS.
AND THE GUY SAID, "THAT'S FINE. I'LL JUST WAIT."
I SAID, "ALL RIGHT, THEN. THAT'S OKAY.
I'LL MAKE A CUP OF TEA." AND I SAT HIM IN THE LOUNGE.
I THOUGHT NOTHING MORE OF IT AT THAT POINT.
IT SEEMED VERY INNOCENT.
[ CRYING ]
HE'S JUST SO CRUEL.
HE'S JUST SO CRUEL TO DO THAT TO ME.
AND I HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL, NOTHING.
[ CRYING ]
♪♪
Wilson: I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS MAN BEFORE,
SO I EXPLAINED THAT PETER WAS OUT
AND WOULD BE BACK IN AN HOUR OR TWO HOURS.
AND THE GUY SAID, "THAT'S FINE. I'LL JUST WAIT."
♪♪
IT BECAME APPARENT THAT EVERY TIME PETER WENT OUT,
THIS MAN ARRIVED.
I DON'T EVEN RECALL HIM HAVING ANY CONVERSATION WITH ME AT ALL.
IT WAS JUST, "I'M HERE, I'M A PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE."
HE WOULD NEVER BE SINISTER IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM.
HE WOULD LITERALLY COME IN.
I WOULD ALWAYS OFFER A CUP OF TEA,
ALL VERY INANE, UM, INNOCENT THINGS.
BUT ACTUALLY WHAT IT WAS DOING WAS KEEPING ME UNDER, LITERALLY,
24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE NOW.
I WAS A PRISONER IN MY OWN HOME.
AND EVEN IF I WAS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE,
WHERE WOULD I GO? WHERE WOULD I GO?
HE HAD ALL THE MONEY. HE HAD MY CAR KEYS.
SO IT WOULD BE JUST A POINTLESS ENDEAVOR
FOR ME TO JUST TRY AND ESCAPE.
♪♪
HE WAS SPENDING MORE AND MORE TIME
OUT OF THE HOUSE IN THE EVENINGS.
AND HE WAS GOING OUT FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE NEEDED TO GO OUT
SO OFTEN IN THE EVENINGS
FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS AT A TIME.
MY ONLY THOUGHT THAT I CAME TO,
MY CONCLUSION, WAS THAT MAYBE HE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR.
BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.
AND I CERTAINLY WAS NOT GONNA ASK THAT QUESTION AT ALL.
I WAS JUST GRATEFUL FOR A NIGHT AWAY FROM HIM.
I WAS IN BED ONE EVENING...
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
...AND I HEARD THE FRONT DOORBELL GO.
AND HE ANSWERED THE DOOR.
AND I COULD HEAR A MUFFLED FEMALE VOICE TALKING TO HIM.
[ MUFFLED TALKING ]
AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A GIRL WOULD BE THERE.
AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO LATER,
I COULD HEAR NOISES...
[ HEAVY BREATHING ]
...WHICH WERE QUITE CLEARLY SEX, QUITE AGGRESSIVE SEX.
THERE WAS LOTS OF SCREAMING FROM THE GIRL.
[ WOMAN CRYING ]
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO.
SO I GOT OUT OF BED AND WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO INVESTIGATE.
I DISCOVERED PETER HAVING SEX WITH THIS LADY.
SHE WAS ON ALL FOURS ON THE FLOOR.
AND HE WAS PULLING AT HER HAIR VERY VIOLENTLY.
AND THERE WERE TEARS IN HER EYES.
AND HE WAS SLAPPING HER ON THE BACKSIDE
WITH HIS HAND, VIOLENTLY.
THIS SEEMED TO MAKE HIM SMILE AS I WALKED INTO THE ROOM.
AND I REMEMBER HIM SAYING QUITE CLEARLY,
"THIS IS WHAT WOMEN DO TO REALLY PLEASE THEIR MAN.
AND YOU SHOULD LEARN FROM THIS.
YOU SIT AND WATCH AND LEARN FROM HOW SHE'S DOING IT
'CAUSE SHE'S GOOD.
SHE'S BETTER THAN YOU.
SHE KNOWS WHAT TO DO."
SO I SAT DOWN AND WATCHED,
AS I WAS TOLD TO DO,
WHILE HE CONTINUED TO ABUSE THIS LADY IN FRONT OF ME.
AND I WAS POWERLESS TO STOP IT.
[ WOMAN CRYING, BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ SNIFFLES, CRYING ]
SORRY.
[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]
♪♪
AS TIME WENT ON, THIS BECAME A REGULAR EVENT.
THE DOORBELL WOULD BE RUNG MORE OFTEN
AND EARLIER IN THE EVENING.
IT SEEMED THAT NOW THAT I'D DISCOVERED WHAT PETER WAS DOING,
HE FELT HE NOW HAD THE RIGHT
TO CONDUCT HIMSELF IN THIS MANNER
AT ANY TIME HE FELT LIKE IT.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ WOMAN LAUGHS ]
SO I LEARNT NOT TO GO DOWN TO THE SITTING ROOM
ON THOSE OCCASIONS AT ALL.
BUT I COULD HEAR THEM CRYING AND SCREAMING.
[ WOMAN CRYING ]
HE WAS VERY VIOLENT WITH THESE PROSTITUTES
THAT CAME TO THE HOUSE.
HE SEEMED TO BE DELIGHTING IN THE PAIN
THAT HE WAS INFLICTING ON THESE GIRLS.
[ WOMAN SCREAMS, CRYING ]
I HEARD SOMEONE CALLING OUT AND SCREAMING QUITE A LOT.
[ SLAPPING, WOMAN CRYING ]
AND I WENT DOWNSTAIRS.
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
THERE WERE TEARS IN THE GIRL'S EYES.
IT LOOKED VERY VICIOUS AND VERY ROUGH
AND VERY AGGRESSIVE.
UM, AND I SHOUTED AT HIM TO -- TO STOP.
Cathy: PETER!
AND HE JUST PULLED ME INTO THE ROOM,
PULLED MY, UH, DRESSING GOWN AND NIGHTCLOTHES OFF,
PUT ME INTO THE SAME POSITION,
AND CONTINUED TO HAVE SEX WITH ME VERY ANGRILY,
VERY VIOLENTLY.
HE WAS SAYING THINGS LIKE, "THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING.
THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO BE FROM NOW ON."
AND I WAS CRYING.
I TRIED TO STOP CRYING
'CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST ANNOYING HIM.
AND THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
AND MY HEAD WAS HURTING.
AND MY BODY WAS HURTING.
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S -- SORRY.
IT'S JUST SO CRUEL.
HE'S JUST SO CRUEL TO DO THAT TO ME.
AND I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL.
I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT TRY TO BE THE MOST PERFECT WIFE
I COULD BE TO HIM.
AND HE TREATED ME LIKE DIRT, WORSE THAN DIRT.
IT REALLY WAS REVOLTING.
AND I HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG AT ALL, NOTHING.
SORRY.
[ CRYING ]
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.
JUST MADE ME MORE CONVINCED
THAT I NEEDED TO GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE IT WAS ESCALATING OUT OF CONTROL NOW,
REALLY OUT OF CONTROL.
I WAS SO SCARED. I WAS SO SCARED.
I CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU CAN'T DO WHAT?
HE SAID, "NO."
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GO?
"I'LL KILL YOU FIRST."
"AND THEN I'LL KILL YOUR SON."
♪♪
Wilson: EVERY DAY WHEN SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED,
I THOUGHT, "HE CAN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN THIS.
HE REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WORSE
THAN WHAT HE'S JUST DONE TO ME TODAY."
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, THERE'D BE SOMETHING WORSE.
Peter: ARE YOU CRYING AGAIN?
I'M TALKING TO YOU!
HE WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH ME,
AS HE ALWAYS WAS EACH DAY, CALLING ME NAMES,
MAKING ME FEEL VERY SMALL AND VERY PITIFUL.
AND I JUST THOUGHT, "DO YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD ENOUGH NOW.
I REALLY HAVE HAD ENOUGH.
I CAN'T SEE ANY POINT IN CONTINUING THIS AT ALL."
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.YOU CAN'T DO WHAT?
YOU CAN'T DO WHAT?
[ Crying ] I CAN'T DO THIS.
SO I JUST SAID TO HIM, "I THINK WE NEED TO GET A DIVORCE.
IT'S JUST, UH -- IT'S NOT WORKING.
AND, UH, I CAN'T CARRY ON ANYMORE."
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GO?
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS, DO YOU?
I LET YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE! I LET YOU GO TO THE STORE!
I LET YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS! NOW WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GO?
I WILL NOT LIVE LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
UH, HE HAD A VERY VIOLENT REACTION.
HE GRABBED DANIEL VERY QUICKLY.
YOU THINK I'M GONNA LET YOU LEAVE WITH MY SON?
AND I -- AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I'M SHOUTING AT HIM.
YOU KNOW, "WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT -- WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH DANIEL?"
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I'D NEVER SEEN HIM
DO ANYTHING TOWARDS DANIEL AT ALL BEFORE.
PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T HURT HIM! PLEASE!
WE'LL MAKE THIS WORK. JUST -- JUST DON'T HURT HIM!
HE RAN UP TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRCASE.
HE STOOD ON THE TOP LANDING
AND WAS DANGLING HIM OVER THE BANISTERS
AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRCASE.
I JUST LOOKED UP TO SEE MY SON
HANGING 20 FOOT IN THE AIR ABOVE ME
WITH THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE PERSON
HOLDING MY SON'S LIFE IN HIS HANDS.
PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T HURT HIM!
"A DIVORCE?" HE SAID.
"NO. I'LL KILL YOU FIRST.
AND THEN I'LL KILL YOUR SON. YOU'RE NEVER LEAVING ME."
I WAS ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED.
I'M JUST BEGGING PETER TO JUST PUT DANIEL DOWN,
IGNORE MY STUPID SUGGESTION.
"IT WAS A CRAZY SUGGESTION.
JUST PUT DANIEL DOWN, AND WE'LL FORGET I EVER SAID ANYTHING."
EVENTUALLY, HE DID PULL DANIEL BACK OVER
AND DUMPED HIM ON THE FLOOR
AND WALKED OFF.
THAT WAS THE TURNING POINT FOR ME.
THAT -- THAT WAS IT.
THAT WAS THE POINT THAT I KNEW I HAD TO GET OUT.
I HAD TO LEAVE HIM. HOWEVER I DID IT, I HAD TO GO.
AND I HAD TO DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW QUICKLY HIS ANGER
AND FRUSTRATION TOWARDS DANIEL WOULD ESCALATE.
BUT IT SEEMED LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK
TO ESCAPE FROM HIM.
I WAS WATCHED ALL THE TIME. HOW COULD I POSSIBLY GET AWAY?
ONE AFTERNOON, HE CAME TO ME ABOUT 5:00
AND SAID, "I'M GOING OUT."
HE WAS RUSHING.
AND, UM, HE SHOUTED AT ME AS HE WENT OUT OF THE DOOR,
"I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR AND A HALF."
AND THEN HE JUST WENT.
AND THE DOOR SLAMMED BEHIND HIM.
AND THERE WAS NO LOCK. HE DIDN'T LOCK IT.
AND I'M THINKING, "HAS HE JUST GONE OUT
AND NOT LOCKED THE DOOR?"
SO I WENT TO THE FRONT DOOR TO CHECK
BECAUSE THIS MUST BE A TRICK, SURELY.
AND TURN THE HANDLE
AND THE DOOR OPENED.
I THOUGHT MAYBE HE HADN'T LOCKED THE DOOR
BECAUSE THE MINDER WAS DUE TO COME AROUND
AND LOOK AFTER ME.
AND SO I WAITED AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
AND NO ONE ARRIVED. NO MINDER TURNED UP.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY A TRAP.
HE'S PROBABLY JUST AROUND THE CORNER
WAITING TO SEE IF I WOULD TAKE THOSE TENTATIVE STEPS OUTSIDE.
AND I WAITED PROBABLY ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES,
AND NO ONE TURNED UP.
AND I THOUGHT, "IT'S NOW.
I'VE GOT TO GO NOW."
SO I RUSHED INTO THE HOUSE,
GRABBED A FEW OF DANIEL'S CLOTHES...
DANIEL, WE HAVE TO GO.
...AND THE SMALL POT OF CHANGE
THAT I'D MANAGED TO SQUIRREL AWAY.
PUT THAT INTO MY POCKET.
COME ON.
COME ON WITH MOM.
PUT A COAT ONTO MY SON...
COME ON.
...AND WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR.
AS SOON AS I GOT OUTSIDE, I THOUGHT,
"HE'S GONNA KILL ME 'CAUSE I'M NOT ALLOWED TO BE OUTSIDE,"
AND, UM, ALMOST TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK INSIDE AGAIN.
ALMOST.
BUT I THOUGHT, "NO. I'VE GOT TO DO THIS FOR DANIEL."
I WAS CONVINCED THAT THE MINDER
WAS GOING TO COME AROUND THE CORNER,
PETER WOULD COME BACK EARLY,
ONE OF HIS FRIENDS WOULD SEE ME AND PHONE HIM
AND TELL HIM THAT I WAS OUT.
AND EVERY SINGLE TIME A CAR CAME 'ROUND THE CORNER,
I THOUGHT, "THIS IS IT.
THIS IS IT.
UH, HE'S GOT ME."
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW SCARED I WAS
BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS --
SORRY.
I KNEW THAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS,
OF MY ACTIONS, WERE...
WELL, THERE COULD BE NO CHOICE. HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO KILL ME.
THAT'S WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME.
I JUST HELD MY SON,
AND I CRIED REALLY QUIETLY
AND HUGGED HIM AND TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM.
I TOLD HIM,
"WHATEVER HAPPENS, REMEMBER THAT YOUR MOMMY LOVES YOU."
AND I WAS TRYING TO DO IT SO CALMLY
SO THAT HE WOULDN'T BE SCARED.
BUT I WANTED HIM TO REMEMBER THAT I LOVED HIM
IN CASE I DIDN'T MAKE IT.
SORRY.
I WANTED HIM TO KNOW THAT HIS MOMMY LOVED HIM
IN CASE I DIDN'T MAKE IT.
I STARTED SMILING AGAIN. DANIEL WAS REALLY HAPPY.
IT WAS JUST A VERY DELIGHTFUL TIME FOR US BOTH.
FOR SO MANY YEARS,
I WAS SO TRAMPLED DOWN THAT I'D FORGOTTEN THIS LIFE EXISTED.
[ BANG ]
AND I JUST SCREAMED. I JUST SCREAMED.
CLOSED THE CURTAINS, LOCKED THE DOOR, AND STAYED INSIDE.
HE COULD'VE BEEN ANYWHERE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
♪♪
Wilson: I'D BEEN APART FROM PETER
FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF WEEKS NOW.
HE WOULD BE REGULARLY PHONING ME TO BEG MY FORGIVENESS
AND, "PLEASE, CAN WE START AGAIN AND TRY AGAIN?"
SO I WAS ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED HE WOULD NEVER LET ME GO.
♪♪
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
EARLY ONE MORNING, A PHONE CALL CAME THROUGH TO ME
FROM THE POLICE.
HELLO?
AND I SAID, "WHAT'S THIS ABOUT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND."
AND THEY SAID, "PETER TOBIN HAS RAPED
AND ASSAULTED
AND LEFT FOR DEAD TWO 14-YEAR-OLD GIRLS."
NO. I-I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
ALL THE ASSAULTS I'D BEEN PUT THROUGH,
I SORT OF PUT DOWN TO BEING HIS WIFE
AND BEING NOT A VERY GOOD ONE.
BUT TO BE TOLD THAT HE'S RAPED CHILDREN
AND LEFT THEM FOR DEAD
JUST WAS A STEP THAT WAS SO INCREDULOUS TO ME,
IT MUST BE WRONG.
AND I SAID, "THIS MUST BE WRONG. YOU'RE WRONG."
AND THEY SAID, "NO. WE'RE NOT."
AND I JUST FELT SICK TO THE BOTTOM OF MY STOMACH.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
ONCE SATURDAY MORNING, ABOUT HALF PAST 9:00,
MY AUNT PHONED ME AND SAID, "CATHY, TURN ON THE TV NOW."
AND I SAID, "WHY?" "JUST TURN ON THE TV.
GET THE NEWS CHANNEL ON."
♪♪
I PUT THE NEWS ON,
AND THERE IN FRONT OF ME WAS A PICTURE OF PETER.
AND IT WAS SAYING THIS MAN IS WANTED
FOR QUESTIONING ABOUT A MURDER OF A YOUNG STUDENT.
I JUST SCREAMED.
I LET OUT THIS BLOODCURDLING SCREAM.
[ CRYING ]
NO ONE KNEW WHERE HE WAS.
THE -- THE POLICE WERE ASKING THE PUBLIC
TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THIS MAN.
I'M SURE THIS IS NOT THE END OF IT.
HE COULD DO ANYTHING NOW THAT HE'S COMMITTED MURDER.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
THE SAFE AND SECURE LIFE THAT I HAD BUILT FOR DANIEL AND I
SUDDENLY CAME CRASHING DOWN.
I WAS ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT HE WAS COMING AFTER ME
FOR TAKING HIS SON AWAY FROM HIM.
HE COULD'VE BEEN ANYWHERE.
HE COULD'VE BEEN AROUND THE CORNER.
HE COULD BE TRACKING ME DOWN,
PLANNING AND PLOTTING FOR MY DEMISE.
AND EVERY DAY FROM THAT MOMENT ON,
I HAD TO WATCH OVER MY SHOULDER.
AND I WAS NOT LEAVING THAT HOUSE AT ALL UNTIL THEY CAUGHT HIM.
AND I WAS REALLY WORRIED THAT THEY WOULDN'T CATCH HIM
AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS FOREVER.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
THE POLICE -- THEY PHONED ME OUT OF THE BLUE...
HELLO?
...AND SAID, "JUST TO LET YOU KNOW
BEFORE YOU SEE IT ON THE TELEVISION,
THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR MURDER
IMPLIES THAT SOMEONE OF HIS AGE
HAS NOT DONE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME."
THIS LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IS SOMETHING THEY SEE IN SOMEONE
THAT IS A SERIAL MURDERER.
YOU DON'T JUST GET UP ONE DAY
AND COMMIT A MURDER OF THIS KIND.
YOU BUILD UP TO IT.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
IT STILL WAS A SHOCK THE NEXT DAY
TO TURN THE NEWS ON TO FIND THE NEWS HELICOPTERS
HOVERING OVER THE TOP OF THE BUILDING WITH AN AERIAL SHOT
OF THE FORENSIC TEAMS IN THE BACK GARDEN.
AND THEN THE NEWSREEL CAME UP TO SAY
THEY HAD, IN FACT, UNCOVERED A BODY.
Man: A BODY WAS FOUND HERE, BURIED IN THE BACK GARDEN
OF WHAT WAS PETER TOBIN'S MARGATE HOME.
SHE'D BEEN BOUND AND GAGGED
AND HER BODY WRAPPED IN RUBBISH BAGS.
Wilson: THIS PHOTOGRAPH OF VICKY HAMILTON
IS PARTICULARLY HARD TO SEE.
SHE'S A YOUNG GIRL IN HER SCHOOL UNIFORM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THE ONCE -- THE MAN I MARRIED
COULD HAVE DONE SUCH ATROCITIES TO ANYONE, REALLY,
BUT NOT TO SOMEONE WHO'S SO YOUNG AND VIBRANT,
JUST A CHILD BARELY OUT OF SCHOOL.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL COMPLETELY SICK,
UM, THAT TO SAY MY SON AND MYSELF WERE IN A HOUSE
JUST YARDS AWAY FROM, UH, ONE OF HIS VICTIMS.
AND AT THIS POINT, I'M THINKING,
"IT'S A BIG GARDEN.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO FIND?"
AND THEY WERE DIGGING AWAY
WHEN THEY CAME ACROSS ANOTHER ONE.
Woman: ANOTHER AWFUL DISCOVERY AT 50 IRVINE DRIVE.
THE GARDEN HAS GIVEN UP THE SECOND OF ITS TERRIBLE SECRETS.
I WAS SHOCKED AND SICKENED
BECAUSE THIS WAS UNDERNEATH MY SON'S SANDPIT.
Man: NEIGHBORS HAD ACTUALLY SEEN PETER TOBIN DIGGING A DEEP HOLE
IN THE SUMMER OF 1991.
PETER TOBIN HAD SAID HE WAS DIGGING A SANDPIT FOR HIS SON.
Wilson: PETER HAD BUILT THE SANDPIT IN THE BACK GARDEN.
DANIEL HAD A BUCKET AND A SPADE, AND HE'D LOVE IT.
SO I WOULD REGULARLY SEE HIM SITTING THERE
AND BUILDING SAND CASTLES, THOROUGHLY ENJOYING HIMSELF.
AND TWO GIRLS' BODIES WERE UNDERNEATH IT.
IT JUST -- IT'S --
I CAN'T EVEN PUT IT INTO WORDS.
THEY ARE LOOKING INTO NUMEROUS GIRLS' DISAPPEARANCES
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN TIMES AND IN AREAS WHERE HE WAS.
AND THEY'RE QUITE CONVINCED THAT, AS THE YEARS GO ON,
THEY WILL FIND OTHER GIRLS THAT THEY WILL BE LINKING TO HIM.
Man: THEY INCLUDE AT LEAST EIGHT UNSOLVED MURDERS
FROM 1968 ONWARDS.
ALL THE VICTIMS WERE GIRLS, THE YOUNGEST AGE 9.
IT WAS SUGGESTED IT COULD BE AS MANY AS 46.
Man: MANY MORE FAMILIES
STILL WONDER WHETHER HE KILLED THEIR DAUGHTER.
SO IT MAKES ME THINK NOW ABOUT THE TIMES
THAT HE USED TO JUST DISAPPEAR FOR A FEW HOURS
OR SOMETIMES EVEN OVERNIGHT
WITHOUT TELLING ME WHERE HE WAS GOING OR WHAT HE WAS DOING.
AND IT MAKES ME WONDER IF HE WAS PERHAPS STALKING
AND KILLING OTHER YOUNG GIRLS.
I WONDER IF I COULD HAVE PERHAPS DONE SOMETHING IN MY TIME
WHEN I WAS WITH HIM
THAT WOULD'VE PREVENTED
HIM BEING ABLE TO COMMIT THESE MURDERS.
SHOULD I HAVE SEEN SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY AT THE TIME
AND BEEN ABLE TO NOTIFY THE POLICE OR SOMETHING?
I DO FEEL I'VE MISSED SOMETHING.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER SIGNS I COULD HAVE LOOKED FOR.
I BLAME MYSELF ENTIRELY.
I MADE CHOICES TO GET INVOLVED WITH THIS MAN.
I MADE CHOICES TO HAVE A CHILD WITH THIS MAN,
NOT REALIZING WHO HE WAS.
I MADE THESE CHOICES.
I HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY
TO MAKE UP TO MY SON
FOR THE HORRORS THAT I PUT HIM THROUGH.
AND THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.