Jeffrey Dahmer: Serial Killer

Jeffrey Dahmer, son of Lionel and Joyce Dahmer, is known as a homosexual sex offender, murderer, and a molester (Offender Profiling-Jeffrey Dahmer). Dahmer has killed seventeen men in-between 1978 to 1991, and once he was caught he was sentenced to 978 years in prison (Offender Profiling-Jeffrey Dahmer). Dahmer has also been noted down for being a necrophilic. When listening to Dahmers interview with Stono Phillips in February 1994, it was quite evident that Dahmer didn’t want to give exact answers to the questions the interviewer was asking because he didn’t feel comfortable committing to his past. The moment when Phillips began to question Dahmer about how and why he killed people Dahmer didn’t seem to give direct eye contact to the interviewer

Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis,Wisconsin. He and his parents, Lionel Dahmer and Joyce Annette, were an average american family who strived for the best. Jeffrey’s father was a graduate student who wanted to pursue a career as an analytical chemist. His mother worked as a teletype machine instructor. However, Jeffrey Dahmer’s mother was not a stable women. She had a history of psychological problems which meant that her son was susceptible to mental illness due to genetic factors. Growing up, Jeffrey had trouble with interacting with his peers. He also had a peculiar fascination with dead animals and “according to his father, his son was ‘oddly thrilled’ by the sound the bones made and instantly developed a fixation for playing with and collecting animal bones (“Jeffrey Dahmer” Wikipedia).” As he got older, he developed an addiction to alcohol. He started drinking heavily during high school which negatively affected his grades. Another issue that Dahmer faced in his early life was

After the move, when Dahmer went back to school, he was scared and very reserved from everyone else. His teacher even told Dahmer’s parents that Dahmer was not doing as well in school and that he was showing a disinterest in his school work. As Dahmer continued to grow up, his parents’ absence took a toll on him. He continued to become more and more isolated. Dahmer became frustrated easily, but held everything inside. He did not participate in any activities and rather spent his time walking around the woods or exploring the insides of animals. His mother eventually got sent to a neuropsychiatry facility for a month. Dahmer put a lot of her illness on himself, blaming himself for all the issues going on in their family.

In July 22, 1991 Dahmer tried to lure three men to his apartment with the offer of twenty dollars. Dahmer stated that he only wanted to drink beer and have the men keep him company. Only one of the three men decided to join Dahmer., Tracy Edwards. When Edwards entered the apartment he noticed a foul smell. After some conversation, Dahmer placed handcuffs on Edwards, who started panicking. Dahmer then brought Edwards to his room to pose for nude pictures. Dahmer brought out a knife and Edwards tried to appease Dahmer by unbuttoning his shirt. Dahmer then put his ear on Edwards' chest to listen to his heartbeat and told Edwards that he would eat Edward’s heart. Edwards convinced Dahmer to stop and drink beer with him on the couch. When Dahmer was losing concentration Edwards

Dahmer was prosecuted and he plead guilty to all counts, in a mini-biography he said, "I felt trapped it felt good that someone else knew my secrets." Dahmer tired at a Milwaukee Circuit Court and was indicted on 17 murder charges (later reduced to 15) after two weeks of trial, the court found Dahmer sane and guilty of all 15 life terms or 957 years in prison. Dahmer was extradited to Ohio where we would continue to serve his sentencing until his death. November 28, 1994 while taking part in janitorial work Dahmer and another inmate were severely beaten with a broom handle by a fellow inmate Christopher Scarver. Dahmer ended up dying from brain trauma while his way to the emergency room. Although Dahmer's case has a very unique procedure process compared to John Dillinger who the FBI had to continue to investigate and capture, and

Killer serial suspect Jeffery Dahmer who was at the age of 31 born on May 21, 1960 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dahmer weight 180 lb and his height was 6 ft 0 in. Killer had blond hair, complexion tall and slender and was calm demeanor and every-man appearance. Dahmer was arrested on April 30, 1992. Jeffrey has been arrested several times, first arrest was in August 1982 after he was exposing himself at a state fair. Second arrest was in September 1986 due to masturbating in public after ten months being in prison and being released he had a third arrest after sexually fondling a thirteen-year-old boy in Milwaukee and was given a five-year probation (Montaldo). On November 28, 1994 Dahmer was murdered by a prisoner at the Columbia Correctional

“I wanted to find out just what it was that caused me to be so bad and evil.” This quote from Jeffrey Dahmer explains what everyone was wondering when the crimes Dahmer committed were revealed. It is so unhuman to kill 17 men in just 13 years, and no one could understand why Dahmer did it, not even Dahmer himself. Jeffrey Dahmer had an interesting childhood which led to him committing several horrible crimes and leaving a lasting legacy.

On July 22, 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer met his fate. It started out normal, Jeffrey lured in a victim and they drank some beers. He liked Tracey Edwards, so he decided to let him live a little longer. When he tried to handcuff Tracey, Tracey fought back. He escaped from Jeffrey’s apartment and saw police patrolling the area. The police were informed about what happened and they went back to his apartment with the intentions of finding out what was going on. Jeffrey refused to unhandcuff Tracey, so the police and him had a little fight. In the end, the police won and they put Jeffrey in custody. Soon after, they discovered the dead bodies in his apartment.

When the officers went to go check out Dahmer they spotted a few Polaroid photos of bodies taken apart and Dahmer was arrested.When the apartment was fully searched they found photo albums full of pictures of body parts, several heads were in the refrigerator and freezer, and two skulls were on top of the computer. There was also evidence to suggest that Dahmer had been eating some of his victims. Dahmer later confessed to 17 murders all dating back to his first victim in 1978. The jury rejected Dahmer’s insanity defense, and he was sentenced to 15 to life sentence. He was killed by another inmate on November 28,

Next, he then cut up the body, placing the parts in garbage bags, which he buried in the woods surrounding his father's property. Years later he returned and dug up the bags and crushed the bones and disbursed the remains around the woods. As insane as he had become, he had not lost sight of the need to cover his murderous tracks. Later his explanation for killing Hicks was simple, he didn't want him to leave. In September 1987, while on probation on the molestation charges, Dahmer met 26-year-old Steven Toumi and the two spent the night drinking heavily and cruising gay bars, then went to a hotel room. When Dahmer awoke from his

So Dahmer ended up killing a victim one day, a jogger who jogged past his road every day. But not only did Dahmer kill his victim he proceeded to have sexual acts with the dead victim and even eating his victim. With Dahmer’s strange feelings for men, he decided to drink his feelings away, at school all day long. Dahmer did not kill for several years but after graduation, Dahmer could not hold it in anymore and killed many more victims including a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks who he never intended to kill but ended up doing so Dahmer’s killings at this point were out of

Once Dahmer convinced Tracy Edwards, a thirty-two-year-old man to accompany Dahmer to his place. The case of Tracy Edwards was a lucky victim who managed to escape from Dahmer and who told the police his whole story. When police officers went to Dahmer apartment, he was very calm, and he allowed the officers to enter like he had done nothing. Police officers then searched his apartment and found a skull in refregirator, As mentioned in the article” Bob there’s a fucking head in the refrigerator”(32). He felt no guilt for cutting these people. He would take pictures of dead victims and keep those pictures, to improve his fantasy and sick desire. He was

In Dahmer’s case, he kidnapped, strangled, raped, and dismembered seventeen young boys and men over the span of thirteen years. After being caught, he pleaded guilty due to insanity. The jury, however, saw him for what he was, a thrill driven serial killer thanks to the evidence of numerous trophies he kept to remember his victims. These trophies ranged from entire heads to mutilated genitals in jars (Jeffery Dahmer). Although Dahmer remained actively killing between 1978 and 1991, his past and repeated offenses before his killing spree would have been clear indicators of his underlying intentions.

Although many serial killers experience a traumatic event that triggers their unique way of expressing themselves, Dahmer had a “normal” childhood. However, Dahmer’s parents, Joyce and Lionel Dahmer noticed he became withdrawn and reserved from others as he matured. As a result, he began having no interest in activities or social hobbies throughout his teenage years. On the contrary, he was only intrigued by dismembering dead animals through his childhood. In addition,

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, former killer, cannibal, and sex offender was found guilty for the rape, murder, and dismemberment of seventeen young boys and men. “In Dahmer’s case, everything was post mortem” (Schwartz). This shows how Dahmer was a strange serial killer, stranger than most because he did not have any desire to