Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994

By: Thomas Canzanese and Ryan Cubler

Apartment 213 

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Killed 17 men and boys, most of whom were homosexual. Crimes ranged anywhere from rape, torture, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Often kept skulls or trophies of his victims.

The Victims

Childhood 

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Had a fascination with dead things, would often dissect dead animals and dissolve them with chemicals in his basement. As a teenager he began drinking, and he eventually became an alcoholic by the time he finished highschool. While in the Army, Jeffrey was discharged due to his drinking problem, and soon left to live with his grandmother in Wisconsin.

Childhood continued 

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Arrested twice for indecent exposure and masturbating in front of two boys. Arrested again for drugging and sexually fondling a 13-year-old boy. Kicked out of his grandmother’s house and soon moved to the apartment where he committed most of his murders.

The Murders  

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Often picked up his victims at gay bars. Would have sex with his victims first, then kill them. Their bodies would be dissolved in vats of acid, or he would eat any remains. Tried to inject hydrochloric acid into the brains of his victims, in an attempt to create responsive “zombies”.

The Arrest  

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July 22, 1991 Tracy Edwards would have been his last victim. Edwards escaped Apt. 213 and flagged down local police, who subsequently arrested Dahmer. They then took inventory of the body parts found in his apartment.

The Trial  Trial

began on January 30, 1992.  Pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.  Indicted on 17 murder charges, reduced to 15. Not counting the attempted murder of Tracy Edwards.  Received 15 consecutive life terms, totaling 957 years in prison.

The Death of Dahmer  Was

sent to Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.  After viewing material sent to him by his father, he declared himself a born-again Christian.  Died on November 28, 1994, after a fellow inmate named Christopher Scarver beat him to death with a bar from a weight machine.

Life After 

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His father published a book, A Father’s Story, about raising him. Proceeds from the book went to the victims and their families. His younger brother David changed his last name, and now lives in anonymity.