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1 day ago · Dennis Bowman called police to report his 14-year-old daughter missing on March 11, 1989. Aundria Bowman was a good kid but at the age of 12 or so it was like "somebody flipped a switch," Dennis ...
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Jan 20, 2022 · On his arrest, the tenant from the top floor flat, 37 year-old Dennis Nilsen, confessed that not only had he killed the three young men whose remains were found in his Muswell Hill flat, but he...
- Dennis Nilsen's Early Life
- The Killings
- Dennis Nilsen's Arrest
- Dennis Nilsen's Trial and Conviction
- Nilsen's Death
Nilsen was born on November 23, 1945, to parents Elizabeth Duthie Whyte and Olav Magnus Moksheim, a Norwegian soldier. He was the youngest of two siblings. In 1948, Nilsen's parents divorced and he was raised by his mother and grandparents. As heard inMemories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes,Nilsen was particularly close with his grandfather and wa...
Nilsen committed his murders at two North London addressesbetween 1978 and 1983. He is known to have killed at least 12 men and boys, but the number is expected to be much higher. As heard in Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes,Nilsen confessed to Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jay immediately following his arrest there could be "15 or 16" vi...
Nilsen was eventually caught when he, alongside other tenants living at Cranley Gardens, complained to the landlord about drain blockages. A Dyno-Rod employee (a London-based plumbing company), Michael Cattran, responded to the complaints on February 8, 1983, where he uncovered flesh-like substances in the drains and small bones. He returned with h...
Nilsen's highly-anticipated trial began on October 24, 1983, at the Old Bailey in London. Before his trial, it was revealed three bodies were found at his Cranley Gardens address, and bones from eight victims had been uncovered at his address in Melrose, Cricklewood, northwest London. Nilsen was charged with six counts of murder and two of attempte...
Nilsen served the majority of his sentence at HMP Sutton in York, until his death in May 2018. On May 10, 2018, Nilsen was taken to hospital complaining of severe stomach pains. He was found to have a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was repaired, but he later suffered a blood clot as a complication of the stomach surgery. Nilsen diedtwo d...
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Jan 24, 2022 · The missed opportunities to nail Nilsen are meticulously examined, including how police paid scant attention to parents concerned about their missing sons. Nilsen is believed to have murdered up to 16 vulnerable young men, many of whom were gay, in north London between 1978 and 1983.
Sep 16, 2020 · Dennis Nilsen, who had become known as the “kindly killer”, murdered multiple young men, most of whom he had befriended in Soho. Several of his victims were homeless while others were...
Sep 14, 2020 · ITV's brand new drama Des begins tonight, telling the story of how prolific serial killer Dennis Nilsen, played by David Tennant, was captured by police officers, who were then tasked with...
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Oct 24, 2003 · Civil servant Dennis Nilsen has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of six murders and two attempted murders. Mr Nilsen, aged 37, from Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill, north...
