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Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Now, at the end of the night, Sutherland mentioned that he had nowhere to go.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

So Dennis was like, hey, come back to my apartment.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Later, Dennis claimed to have no recollection of killing Billy Sutherland.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

It's just like all of a sudden they're dead.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

He only remembers that he, quote, strangled him from the front and that there was a dead body in the morning, quote.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Given how forthcoming Dennis was about his other crimes, it's likely he might actually be telling the truth here.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Okay.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Because I don't understand why just one he doesn't remember.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

I don't know.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

A few weeks later, Billy Sutherland's mother reported him missing to the police and the Salvation Army, but he was just one of hundreds of men who'd gone missing from London over the years, 41 of whom were named Billy Sutherland.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Wow, that's actually wild.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Isn't that crazy?

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Yeah.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Also, given his lifestyle and criminal history, particularly sex work, the case wasn't given high priority, especially in that time period.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

It's that whole they consider them less dead.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Yep.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

That still happens.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

Yeah, absolutely.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

And even if it had been, no one would have thought to look for him under the floorboards of Dennis Nielsen's apartment.

Morbid
Dennis Nilsen: The Kindly Killer (Part 2)

There's nothing connecting him to him.