Dennis Nilsen’s’ only companions during Christmas 1978 were his loyal dog Bleep and a bottle of alcohol,  and as the year came to a close he would head out in search of human companionship. Join me as I delve into the night that changed Nilsen’s life, and the destruction that would lie in his wake.


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