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  1. Sep 16, 2020 · Nilsen killed his final victim, 20-year-old Stephen Sinclair, on 26 January 1983. He took Stephen back to his flat, where he fell asleep under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

    • 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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  2. On 26 January 1983, Nilsen killed his final victim, 20-year-old Stephen Sinclair. Sinclair was last seen by acquaintances in the company of Nilsen, walking in the direction of a tube station. At Nilsen's flat, Sinclair fell asleep in a drug- and alcohol-induced stupor in an armchair as Nilsen sat listening to the rock opera Tommy. [107]

  3. Sep 16, 2020 · Nilsen named one man he had killed as Stephen Sinclair and he was eventually charged for his murder in February 1983. While he awaited his trial in jail, he wrote a series of notebooks about what...

  4. Sep 14, 2020 · Nilsen’s final victim was 20-year-old Stephen Sinclair. In his flat, Nilsen dissected his victims, keeping various parts of their remains within his property as well as flushing some down the...

  5. Sep 14, 2020 · Once back at his North London flat he would strangle them to death. His killing spree went on from 1978 until 1983 – when he was finally arrested. Nilsen’s final victim was Stephen Sinclair, 20, a heroin addict who he met on January 26, 1983.

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  7. Jun 23, 2019 · On January 26th, 1983, Nilsen killed his final victim, a 20-year-old drug addict named Stephen Sinclair. Sinclair was last seen walking with Nilsen in the direction of a tube station. At Nilsen’s flat, Sinclair fell asleep in a drug- and alcohol-induced stupor, at which point Nilsen strangled him to death.