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The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story

2020 · 46 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary

Known as a “kindly killer”, this documentary details Nilsen’s moves between 1978 and 1983, after which he admitted to killing as many as 15 young men.

Directed by Iwan Roberts

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