#nilsen

Den første kjærligheten er som den første snøen: Man ser sporene så tydelig.

- Lillebjørn Nilsen

Jegertroppen (Hunter Troop) all women Norwegian special forces.

Norway established the Jegertroppen, or the “Hunter Troop,” the world’s first all-female special operations unit with the goal of improving the country’s effectiveness in international operations.

In wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq, one of the big challenges was that highly trained women soldiers were needed to enter houses and be able to speak to the women to flush out insurgents and enemny combatants. Adding female specialised soldiers was an operational need.

The training programme is extremely challenging. The Norwegian Special Operations Forces Command reported that only 88 of the 317 candidates passed the initial admissions test and only 13 trainees made it to the end of Jegertroppen’s yearlong course. The high dropout rate is similar to male Special Operations Forces units.

Those that passed the rigorous training programme and now fully fledged special operators were expected to conduct special reconnaissance missions and are trained on parachute operations, weapons, survival, and patrol skills.

Dennis Nilsen, a Scottish serial killer and necrophile responsible for the deaths of at least 12 young men and boys between 1978 and 1983, was also a dog lover. He bought his black and white dog from a pet shop in the mid-70s and named her Bleep, home videos show Nilsen lovingly playing with the puppy. A shy and trusting dog, Bleep remained Nilsen's companion through his murder spree, she may have witnessed murder, necrophilia and dissection and smelt the burning corpses on the bonfires Nilsen used to dispose of his victims. Bleep even saved the life of one of Nilsen's victims; licking semiconscious Carl Stotter awake after Nilsen had attempted to strangle and drown him, Nilsen later let Stotter live. Nilsen told police that Bleep would become frightened of him when he was on his 'high' and would hide and greet him the next morning as though he had been away. He would also sometimes wake up in the morning and be surprised to see a dead body but knew he needed to take Bleep for a walk before coming home and dealing with it. It was said that the dog added some normality to his life.

When Nilsen was arrested Bleep was sent to Battersea Dogs Home in a cage displayed her name incorrectly as Blip due to difficulty understanding Nilsen's thick Scottish accent. Bleep was never re-homed and was put to death three weeks later. Nilsen was informed of his beloved pet's death and said: “I’m ashamed that her last days should be so painful. She had always forgiven me everything, and nothing but me could ever break her heart. She never let me down, but in the moment of her greatest crisis I was not there.”

johanna and antonis nilsen

j - hates children, cheerful, bookworm