Burned and Flushed: The Dennis Nilsen Serial Killer Case

Dennis Nilsen murdered at least twelve young men between 1978 and 1983 in North London, making him one of Britain's most prolific serial killers. The investigation into the Muswell Hill Murderer only began after plumber Michael Cattran discovered human remains blocking a drain at Cranley Gardens in February 1983. Nilsen's victims were primarily vulnerable gay men, homeless youth, and runaways whose disappearances went largely unnoticed by police.This is the story of a killer who kept bodies as companions, a man so emotionally detached he compared disposing of human remains to washing dishes after dinner. We're talking about someone who burned bodies in garden bonfires crowned with car tires to mask the smell, who later tried flushing dismembered remains down the toilet when he moved to a smaller flat. The case exposes one man's pathology and a system that failed repeatedly to protect some of society's most marginalized people. Police ignored reports from survivors, dismissed missing persons cases, and allowed prejudice to dictate which lives deserved investigation. Five years. Twelve to fifteen victims. And it all ended because of a blocked drain.

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