Jeffery Dahmer: The life of a serial killer

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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. He murdered at least 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 (with the majority of the murders occurring between 1989 and 1991). His murders were particularly gruesome, involving acts of necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism. Known Victims Name Age Date of Death Stephen Hicks 18 June, 1987 Steven Toumi 26 September, 1987 Jamie Doxtator 14 October, 1987 Richard Guerrero 25 March, 1988 Anthony Sears 24 February, 1989 Eddie Smith 36 June, 1990 Ricky Beeks 27 July, 1990 Ernest Miller 22 September, 1990 David Thomas 23 September, 1990 Curtis Straughter 16 February, 1991 Errol Lindsey 19 April, 1991 Tony Hughes 31 May 24, 1991 Konerak Sinthasomphone 14 May 27, 1991 Matt Turner 20 June 30, 1991 Jeremiah Weinberger 23 July 5, 1991 Oliver Lacy 23 July 12, 1991 Joseph Bradeholt 25 July 19, 1991 By the summer of 1991, Dahmer was murdering approximately one person each week. He killed Matt Turner on June 30, Jeremiah Weinberger on July 5, Oliver Lacy on July 12, and finally Joseph Brandehoft on July 19, just three days before Dahmer was finally arrested. On July 22, 1991, Dahmer lured another man, Tracy (Traci) Edwards, into his home. According to the would-be victim, Dahmer struggled with Edwards in order to handcuff him. Edwards escaped and alerted a police car, with the handcuffs still hanging from one hand. Edwards led police back to Dahmer's apartment, where Dahmer at first acted friendly to the officers, only to turn on them when he realized that the officers suspected something was wrong. As one officer subdued Dahmer, the other searched the house and uncovered multiple photographs of murdered victims and human remains including three severed heads. A further search of the house revealed more evidence, including photographs of victims and human remains in his refrigerator. Police stated several corpses were stored in acid-filled vats, severed heads were found in his refrigerator, and implements for the construction of an altar of candles and human skulls were found in his closet. Accusations soon surfaced that Dahmer had practiced necrophilia, cannibalism and possibly a form of trepanation in order to create so-called "zombies". Dahmer admitted to eating the biceps of his eighth victim, Ernest Miller, whose skeleton he also kept, noting that human flesh "tasted like beef" to him. And the most shocking thing to me of it all is the fact that he was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pretty close to my home town. He was a very grueson serial killer, just check out the photo. Tell me what you think of this story.