Dennis Nilsen

TRUE CRIME - On this episode Tom O Mahony joins me to chat about one sick pup; known as the Kindly Killer and one of the creepiest the UK can produce, Dennis Nilsen; a former policeman and army private, murdered an unknown amount of young men in his London homes in the 70s and 80s. Nilsen is thought to have killed up to twenty homeless and homosexual men after luring them to his various apartments, killing them and burying the bodies under floorboards.It was also discovered that Dennis Nilsen was partially a cannibal and he kept the dead bodies of his victims as 'company'. Nilsen is renowned for being one of the weirdest killers on any true crime list because his peccadillo was talcing the dead men and watching TV with them, and then eventually boiling their bodies and flushing them down the toilet; which became his eventual undoing.The reason we know so much about Nilsen, his methods and his motivation is because he was more than forthcoming with the information in interviews after his arrest. How much of this can be believed is up to you; but the detail he goes into is reminiscent of other famous murderers. Dennis Nilsen is portrayed by David Tennant in the TV series 'Des' where a lot of these details went into the production._____________________Joining me on this show is comedian, actor and podcaster Tom O'Mahony. You can find Tom at his website http;//www.tomomahony.com or by searching for his plethora of podcasts including:Buckshot Podcast: https://pod.link/1220802943The Tom and Gerry Show: https://pod.link/1535390856Harden Up: https://pod.link/1493072187Those links are handy to find those shows on whatever platform you're listening to this on and on his website you will find more info for live comedy dates (whenever that starts up again) and loads more. You can get all Tom's usual social media spots like Insta and Twitter at this handy link https://linktr.ee/tomomahony_____________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.taplink.cc/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices