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Last known killing of necrophiliac Dennis Nilsen

A photograph of a British pub's lead window, showing the words 'Public Bar'.
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He met his first victim at a pub and not wanting him to leave, Nilsen murdered him, disposing of the body around the house.

He filled up his accommodation with at least a dozen more victims. He had attempted to stem his serial killing by moving into a smaller flat with less storage space.

But on this day in 1983, Stephen Sinclair discovered Nilsen’s strategy wasn’t working...