Dennis Nilsen is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and notorious serial killers of the modern age, so much so, that the terrifying tale of his heinous killing rampage throughout the late '70s was adapted for an award-winning ITV police drama back in 2020.
Des, which saw David Tennant bag an International Emmy for his uncanny portrayal, centred on the on the 1983 arrest of the Scottish murderer after human remains were discovered to have caused a blockage in a drain near his London home.
Now, with a three-part BBC Two documentary re-examining one of the biggest murder investigations in Metropolitan Police history airing from Monday, January 24 at 9pm, we took a look into the full story behind Dennis Nilsen's murderous spree and the events that led up to his arrest.
