From Police Officer to Serial Killer | Dennis Nilsen | Born to Kill? | True Lives

When the discovery of human flesh blocking the drains of an address in London led to the arrest of 37-year-old civil servant Dennis Nilsen, police were staggered when he calmly told them he had killed at least 15 young men. At the time, Nilsen would go down in history as Britain's most prolific serial killer, and as police interviewed the matter-of-fact Scot, they uncovered the extraordinary story of a man obsessed with death since childhood. The lonely job centre executive would strangle his victims and keep their corpses for company, sitting them in chairs, talking to them and watching television with them, before butchering, burning or boiling the body parts. Was Dennis Nilsen's obsession with death fused during his childhood? Or, was his instinct to kill hard-wired from birth? Subscribe to True Lives: https://bit.ly/3dBMxvl This film was first broadcast: 27 Feb 2012 Check us out on Facebook:   / ourstorieschannel   Watch More Documentaries True Lives - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV Our Life brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform. Content distributed by ITV Studios. #documentary #crime #truecrime #truelives