Did police homophobia fail serial killer's gay victims? | CNN

Contents:

• THE CHILLG TE STORY OF DENNIS NILSEN – THE BARBARIC GAY SERIAL KILLER WHO HORRIFIED A NATN WH HIS SICKENG CRIM
• DID POLICE HOMOPHOBIA FAIL SERIAL KILLER’S GAY VICTIMS?
• 'GAY SLAYER’ SERIAL KILLER TORTURED HIS VICTIMS AND THEN SPENT THE NIGHT WH THE AD BODI SO AS NOT TO AROE SPICN

THE CHILLG TE STORY OF DENNIS NILSEN – THE BARBARIC GAY SERIAL KILLER WHO HORRIFIED A NATN WH HIS SICKENG CRIM

D, starrg David Tennant as Nilsen, explor the life of the gay serial killer and necrophile known to a generatn as the Mwell Hill Murrer, after the north London suburb where he mted his crim. The three-part seri tak s name om the nickname Nilsen ed to make himself seem more approachable to his victims: young men and boys, many of whom were gay and homels. As a teenager, he realised he was gay, but his sexual orientatn left him nfed and ashamed, so he attempted to supprs .

DID POLICE HOMOPHOBIA FAIL SERIAL KILLER’S GAY VICTIMS?

Dennis Nilsen was jailed for life 1983 after a horrific six-year spree which saw him kill at least 12 men and boys and attempt to kill seven others, most of whom were gay or homels.

Police unr vtigatn for handlg of the se, ncern homophobia at play. Over 15 months, Stephen Port, a 41-year-old chef om a workg class east London borough dgged, raped, and killed four gay men he met on datg apps. After drkg wh iends a lol gay club, he went home and saw his father, before hookg up wh Port on gay datg app Grdr and takg a taxi to his flat.

'GAY SLAYER’ SERIAL KILLER TORTURED HIS VICTIMS AND THEN SPENT THE NIGHT WH THE AD BODI SO AS NOT TO AROE SPICN

Leadg gay rights activist Peter Tatchell qutned whether homophobia and class played a role police nduct.

“The killg of low e gay men workg class Barkg was treated very differently – police officers stand acced of class, genr and sexualy bias. Crimologist Wilson agreed that the se had “a great al to do wh the persistence of homophobia generally and wh the police.