Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer: The Cannibal Killer

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Dyer, Robert (April 30, 2016). "Playing Tennis with Jeffrey Dahmer". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved November 19, 2022. Worthington, Rogers (January 31, 1992). "Dahmer's Grisly Motivation is Debated". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021 . Retrieved June 18, 2021. In September 1988, Dahmer's grandmother asked him to move out, largely because of his drinking, his habit of bringing young men to her house late at night and the foul smells emanating from the basement and the garage. Dahmer found a one-bedroom apartment at 808 North 24th Street [102] and moved into his new residence on September 25. [135] Two days later, he was arrested for drugging and sexually fondling a 13-year-old boy whom he had lured to his home on the pretext of posing nude for photographs. [136] [137] By 1977, Dahmer's grades had declined. [54] His parents hired a private tutor, with limited success. The same year, in an attempt to save their marriage, his parents attended counseling sessions. They continued to quarrel frequently. When Lionel discovered Joyce had engaged in a brief affair in September 1977, they decided to divorce, telling their sons they wished to do so amicably. The process of their divorce soon became increasingly bitter and acrimonious, and Lionel moved out of the house in early 1978, [55] temporarily residing in a motel on North Cleveland Massillon Road. [56] [57]

Jeffrey Dahmer's Killer Explains Why He Did It". ABC7 Chicago. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018 . Retrieved July 21, 2017.a b c Terry, Don (November 29, 1994). "Jeffrey Dahmer, Multiple Killer, Is Bludgeoned to Death in Prison". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014 . Retrieved July 4, 2014. a b "Jeffrey Dahmer Biography: The Cannibal Killer". biographics.org. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved January 22, 2021. At 11:30p.m. on July 22, Edwards flagged down two Milwaukee police officers, Robert Rauth and Rolf Mueller, at the corner of North 25th Street. The officers noted Edwards had a handcuff attached to his wrist, [222] [223] whereupon he explained to the officers that a "freak" had placed the handcuffs upon him and asked if the police could remove them. When the officers' handcuff keys failed to fit the brand of handcuffs, Edwards agreed to accompany the officers to the apartment where, Edwards stated, he had spent the previous five hours before escaping. [222] Wisconsin Inmate Held in Slaying of Dahmer". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. Associated Press. November 29, 1994. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019 . Retrieved July 4, 2014.

Worthington, Rogers (February 9, 1992). "Psychiatrist: Dahmer in Control". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 23, 2022.Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer ( / ˈ d ɑː m ər/; May 21, 1960– November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991. [4] Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, [5] cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton. [6] In January 1979, [80] on his father's urging, Dahmer enlisted in the United States Army. [81] He underwent basic training at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama, before training as a medical specialist at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. He was occasionally reprimanded for intoxication while stationed at Fort Sam Houston. On one occasion, an instance of insubordination resulted in his entire platoon being punished, earning Dahmer a severe beating from his fellow recruits. [82] Dahmer: Guilty, Insane". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. January 13, 1992. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022 . Retrieved December 5, 2013– via Google News. Ratcliff, Roy; Adams, Lindy (2006). Dark Journey, Deep Grace: Jeffrey Dahmer's Story of Faith. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9767790-2-5. Upon learning of his death, Dahmer's mother Joyce responded angrily to the media: "Now is everybody happy? Now that he's bludgeoned to death, is that good enough for everyone?" [313] The response of the families of Dahmer's victims was mixed: some celebrated the news, while others were saddened. Catherine Lacy, the mother of victim Oliver Lacy, remarked: "The hurt is worse now, because he's not suffering like we are." [171] The district attorney who prosecuted Dahmer cautioned against turning Scarver into a folk hero, saying that Dahmer's death was still murder. [301] On May 15, 1995, Scarver was sentenced to two additional terms of life imprisonment for the murders of Dahmer and Anderson. [314]

Following the murder of Thomas, Dahmer did not kill anyone for almost five months, although on a minimum of five occasions between October 1990 and February 1991, he unsuccessfully attempted to lure men to his apartment. [162] He regularly complained of feelings of both anxiety and depression to his probation officer throughout 1990, with frequent references to his sexuality, his solitary lifestyle, financial difficulties, and—shortly before Thanksgiving—his apprehension regarding meeting and facing his father and younger brother. [163] On several occasions, Dahmer also referred to harboring suicidal thoughts. [164] 1991 murders Bardsley, Marilyn. "Jeffrey Dahmer– Serial Killer and Cannibal– The Killing Binge". TruTV.com. TruTV Crime Library. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013 . Retrieved July 26, 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Limelight". Medicine at Michigan. 11 (1). Spring 2009. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010 . Retrieved July 22, 2016. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Bardsley, Marilyn. "Jeffrey Dahmer– Serial Killer and Cannibal– More Murders, More Arrests". TruTV.com. TruTV Crime Library. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009 . Retrieved July 26, 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)Walsh, Edward (February 1, 1992). "Man Describes Hours-long Ordeal Before Police Apprehended Dahmer". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved January 22, 2021.

Smith, Jerry (February 11, 1992). "Officer Says He Noticed Nothing Unusual About Dahmer". United Press International. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021 . Retrieved January 20, 2021. a b "Inmate: Dahmer Killed for God". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina: GateHouse Media. Associated Press. December 16, 1994. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved April 29, 2018. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes. Commissioned by Netflix and directed by Joe Berlinger, this series includes previously unreleased recordings of conversations between Dahmer and his attorneys. The first of this three-part series was broadcast on October 7, 2022. [375] The drama film Raising Jeffrey Dahmer was released in 2006. Revolving around the reactions of Dahmer's parents following his arrest in 1991, Raising Jeffrey Dahmer stars Rusty Sneary as Dahmer and co-stars Scott Cordes as Lionel. [355] In the early morning hours of May 27, Dahmer returned toward his apartment to discover Sinthasomphone sitting naked on the corner of 25th and State, talking in Lao, with three distressed young women standing near him. [182] [183] Dahmer approached the women and told them that Sinthasomphone (whom he referred to by the alias John Hmong) [184] [185] was his friend, and attempted to lead him to his apartment by the arm. The three women dissuaded Dahmer, explaining they had phoned 9-1-1. [186]

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Dahmer Killer Charged". Time. Meredith Corporation. December 15, 1994. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019 . Retrieved October 1, 2019. Dahmer's Dad Subtly Lets Loose Rage in Book". The San Bernardino County Sun. April 17, 1994. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021 . Retrieved July 4, 2021. The digital cable and satellite television channel Oxygen broadcast the two-part documentary Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks in November 2017. Produced and directed by Matthew Watts, the program features interviews with, among others, Dahmer's father, stepmother, former classmates, psychiatrists who testified at his trial, and a homicide detective involved in the investigation. [370] Shortly after the arrival of the Milwaukee police officers, three members of the Milwaukee Fire Department arrived at the scene. These individuals also examined Sinthasomphone for injuries and provided a yellow blanket for the police officers to cover Sinthasomphone. One of the three believed Sinthasomphone needed treatment, but the police officers directed the fire department personnel to leave. [194] [192] Shortly thereafter, officer Richard Porubcan arrived at the scene. [n 13] He and Gabrish—followed by Balcerzak—escorted Dahmer and Sinthasomphone to Dahmer's apartment as Dahmer repeatedly commented on the general crime in the neighborhood and of his appreciation of the police. [195]