Dennis Nilsen

On February 9th, 1983 at the Cranley Gardens apartments in London, Dyno-Rod employee Micheal Cattran was responding to plumbing complaints made by tenants. Opening a drain cover at the side of the house, Cattran discovered the drain was packed with a flesh-like substance and numerous small bones of unknown origin. Cattran reported his suspicions to his supervisor, Gary Wheeler. As Cattran had arrived at the property at dusk, he and Wheeler agreed to postpone further investigation into the blockage until the following morning. Prior to leaving the property, Nilsen and fellow tenant Jim Allcock convened with Cattran to discuss the source of the substance. Upon hearing Cattran exclaim how similar the substance was in appearance to human flesh, Nilsen replied: "It looks to me like someone has been flushing down their Kentucky Fried Chicken." This was the beginning of the end of the 5-year killing spree by Scotsman Dennis Nilsen (1945 - 2018), who killed at least 12 young men and boys from 1978-1983.