Irish teenager was British serial killer’s first victim

British police have reportedly established that the teenage son of Irish emigrants was the first victim of notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Irish teenager was British serial killer’s first victim

British police have reportedly established that the teenage son of Irish emigrants was the first victim of notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Mr Nilsen was jailed for life in 1983 on six murder charges, but is believed to have also killed at least six more men and boys during a five-year period.

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