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THE MUSWELL
HILL MURDERER
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Ms. Anashwara Pramod
Ms. Keziah Angel
INTRODUCTION
Dennis Andrew Nilsen aka The Kindly Killer was a serial killer,
necrophile, and an ephebophile who was active in London between
1978 and 1983. He was also known as The British Jeffrey Dahmer
because of the similarities in their victimology and modus operan-
di.
BACKGROUND
Dennis Nilsen was born on November 23, 1945, in Fraserburgh,
Scotland. He had a somewhat difficult childhood. His parents had a
troubled marriage and divorced in 1948. As a result, their grandfa-
ther took care of the children. As a young child, Nilsen was close to
his grandfather who unfortunately died of a heart attack. The loss
of his grandfather, and seeing the body before burial, had an effect
on Nilsen’s personality. He became quiet and reserved.
During puberty, Nilsen realised that he was homosexual, but he
was unsure if he was gay or bisexual, because the boys he was at-
tracted to looked suspiciously like his sister. Nilsen was bullied by
his brother.
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