monster.Their bond was so close that when Nilsen died in jail in 2018, aged 72, his next of kin gave Andrea some of his ashes, and his spectacles as a memento.She says trailers for Monday night’s new ITV drama Des, starring David Tennant as Nilsen, have reminded her of the friendship they shared.Andrea, 30, says: “When I saw the trailer, I thought David Tennant was creepily accurate as Dennis Nilsen with his looks and mannerisms.“If he was alive, I’m sure he’d have plenty to say to David about where he went wrong.
But no TV series, book or person can demonise him more than he demonised himself.“I won’t say he felt guilty. But he was well aware that what he did was terrible and unredeemable.
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