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| Dennis Nilsen death: Serial killer who murdered at least 12 young men dies in prison aged 72 | Dennis Nilsen death: Serial killer who murdered at least 12 young men dies in prison aged 72 |
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| Serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered at least 12 men during the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died in prison aged 72. | Serial killer Dennis Nilsen, who murdered at least 12 men during the late 1970s and early 1980s, has died in prison aged 72. |
| Nilsen died in custody at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on Saturday, a spokesman for the Prison Service said in a statement. | |
| The former civil servant executed and dismembered many of his victims at his home in Muswell Hill, north London. | The former civil servant executed and dismembered many of his victims at his home in Muswell Hill, north London. |
| He was jailed for life in 1983 after being convicted of six counts of murder and two attempted murders, with a recommendation he serve a minimum of 25 years. | He was jailed for life in 1983 after being convicted of six counts of murder and two attempted murders, with a recommendation he serve a minimum of 25 years. |
| It is understood authorities believe Nilsen died from natural causes. | It is understood authorities believe Nilsen died from natural causes. |
| A spokesman for the Prison Service said: "Dennis Andrew Nilsen, date of birth November 23 1945, died in custody at HMP Full Sutton on Saturday, May 12 2018. | A spokesman for the Prison Service said: "Dennis Andrew Nilsen, date of birth November 23 1945, died in custody at HMP Full Sutton on Saturday, May 12 2018. |
| "As with all deaths in custody, there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." | "As with all deaths in custody, there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman." |
| Nilsen is known to have killed a minimum of 12 men between 1978 and 1983, although he initially confessed to committing 15 murders. | |
| He mainly targeted homosexual or homeless men, luring individuals he met in bars or on public transport to his flat with offers of alcohol and shelter. | |
| Nilsen, who killed all of his victims by strangulation, would often keep the bodies of those he murdered at his home for extended periods of time. | |
| He would then dispose of their remains by either flushing them down the lavatory or burning them on bonfires. | |
| His crimes were only discovered after body parts were found to be blocking a drain outside his property. | |
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