#Memories of a murderer netflix serial#
#Memories of a murderer netflix series#

Nilsen was asked about the drains by police which he said to them that it was a strange question. Tenants told DI McCusker that around midnight on a cold February day, they heard a 'scarping noise' outside and saw Nilsen dressed in a 'simple vest' and when asked what he was doing, he said he was going outside for a pee. Nilsen was said to be a normal looking man, not what the public, nor the press expected him to look like. He said 'I have a limited knowledge but very heavily suspected that it wasn't an animal, shall we say.'Īfter being asked if anyone had shown any interest in what he had found, he replied: 'Yes, the guy I believe was living at the top-floor flat.' Tenants in his block of flats had complained to the landlord about the smell from the drains and an inspection by a plumber found pipes packed with human flesh.ĭyno-Rod engineer, Mike Cattran was the first to come across the bodies. The documentary explores his life before, during and after his killings and takes a look at the family of the victims as well as the survivors.īut where is Nilsen now and what actually happened? How were the bodies discovered?ĭennis Andrew Nilsen was 37 when he was arrested after human remains were found in a blocked drain at his home in C ranley Gardens, North London. Nilsen's crimes took place over a five-year period starting in 1978 and are now being retold in the Netflix documentary which consist of more than 250 hours of secret interview recordings. Nilsen was very much aware of the law which is why people believe he was able to get away with killing for so long.Īt that time, gay people often ran away or were forced out of their parents homes therefore their family wouldn't know if they had gone missing.Īnd even if parents were aware, the homophobia was rife in the police force and therefore even if parents did speak out, it may have not helped. He knew the law, he knew what questions would be asked and he knew that by targeting men and young boys who were vulnerable would mean that nobody would be looking for them straight away - mainly due to the culture of shame surrounding the LGBTQ+ community back in the 80s. Looking back, this is why people believed he was able to get away with it for so long.

He would lure them to his flat with the promise of food and shelter and would then kill them.Īt the time of the murders, Nilsen worked at the job centre but before that, he was also an ex-copper - something that wasn't very well known.

#Memories of a murderer netflix serial#

Awkward, isn't it?'.Ĭonvicted serial killer Nilsen, who was born and raised in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, was known for preying on young men who were often vulnerable, homeless, gay or sex workers. In his tapes, Nilsen says: 'I am a man, not a monster. In this case, we had a murder but he didn't know who the victims were.' The investigation was said to be 'backwards' in order to identify his victims according to detective inspector S teve McCusker who said 'normally you would have a victim and then you would go looking for the murderer.

#Memories of a murderer netflix series#

Netflix have just released a new documentary called Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapeswhich sees serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrate his life and horrific crimes through a series of audiotapes recorded from his London jail cell in 1983.