The Serial Killer Next Door: Dennis Nilsen

In February 1983 a tenant at 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill complained that the toilets were blocked and the Dyno-rod company was called in to investigate. What they discovered in the drains would lead to the arrest of one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers. Dennis Nilsen, a 37 year-old civil servant living in …

Searching for the family of a murder victim: Christopher Ainscough

Christopher Ainscough was 50 years old when he was found dead at his home in Windmill Court, Shoot-Up Hill, Kilburn, in December 1983. He had suffered head injuries at some point between the 2 and 5 December. The Metropolitan Police launched a murder investigation but were unable to identify his attacker. Tragically they were also never …

A case of ‘Murder-Suicide’: The death of Niyat Teklemariam

The 21-year-old student was killed by her husband after asking for a divorce, according to evidence heard at an inquest. The killer dialled 999 at 12.07pm on 10 October 2019 and said the police needed to go to a house at 16 Ambleside Road in Harlesden. “I have just killed… You must be a paid …