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Dennis Nilsen
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 69
Dennis Nilsen
„The Muswell Hill Murderer”
United Kingdom
GENDERCOUNTRY
VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
UK
12
1978
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Victim count (in game)
- 12
- First crime
- 1978
- Victims targeted
- Men
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Sagittarius
Report
Dennis Nilsen was a former soldier and police officer who later worked as a civil servant in London. Between 1978 and 1983 he murdered at least 12 young men in his flats. He was caught in 1983 when a drain engineer called to a blocked sewer found human remains in the pipes. Sentenced to life, he died in prison in 2018.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #69 (FEB 27, 2026). Most recently: #292 (OCT 08, 2026). Times featured: 5.
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