Techniques
Although many techniques were not required for solving this case because of the confession from Dennis Nilsen, police did use many techniques to prove and eliminate any suspicion.
A ballistics expert was used to help study the cuts on the victims and to solve what materials were used to dismember the bodies.
An anthropologist was used to determine the victim that each body/body pieces belonged to.
A crime scene photographer was used to take pictures and record all the evidence through photographs.
A forensic psychologist was used to determine the sanity and mental state of Dennis Nilsen.
Interrogation was used to ask Dennis questions about the bodies.
Hair analysis was used on the hair found in the drain. It was identified that it was human hair.
A pathologist was used to determine the the manner and mechanism of each death.
A ballistics expert was used to help study the cuts on the victims and to solve what materials were used to dismember the bodies.
An anthropologist was used to determine the victim that each body/body pieces belonged to.
A crime scene photographer was used to take pictures and record all the evidence through photographs.
A forensic psychologist was used to determine the sanity and mental state of Dennis Nilsen.
Interrogation was used to ask Dennis questions about the bodies.
Hair analysis was used on the hair found in the drain. It was identified that it was human hair.
A pathologist was used to determine the the manner and mechanism of each death.