2. May 21, 1960, born in
West Allis, Wisconsin
Mom took brother &
left Dahmer with his
father. Abandonment
issues
Zoosadist childhood
Alcoholic loner in high
school
3. 18 years old
Victim #1: Stephen Hicks, hitchhiker
Invited Hicks back to his home, where
he smashed his head with a barball and
then crushed the bones in Hicks’ legs
with a hammer “so he couldn’t leave”
4. Dropped out of college, joined Army
Dishonorably discharged after two years
Lived with grandmother for six years
Arrested for indecent exposure
Arrested for public indecency
Imprisoned for sexual
molestation
5. Released from prison after 10-months
Registered as a sex offender; monthly visits
to probation officer
PO never did a home-visit
Between 1989 and 1991, claimed 15
additional victims
By July 1991, one each week
6. Dahmer wanted a compliant sex slave
Lure men from gay bars
Drug them, rape them, kill them,
dismember them, dispose of the bulk of
the body, retain portions
He would keep heads, genitalia, and eat
portions of muscle
!
7.
8.
9. One victim remained alive for three days
after Dahmer drilled a hole in his head and
poured acid into the brainpan.
10. May 27, 1991, police were called to the
neighborhood when a young asian boy was
seen staggering around the street, naked
and bloody.
“Intoxicated, naked Asian male was
returned to his sober boyfriend”
11. July 22, 1991, police see Tracy Edwards
staggering through the streets with
handcuffs dangling from one wrist.
He leads them back to Dahmer’s apartment.
12. Altar of candles
and human
skulls in closet;
Heads and
human meat in
the freezer;
Several hands
and a penis in a
stockpot
13.
14. May 16, 1992
Convicted and sentenced to 15 consecutive
life-sentences - coming to just under 1,000
years of incarceration
15. November 28, 1994
Beaten to death by Christopher Scarver
with a broom handle while cleaning the
bathroom.
Scarver said he was the “son of God”
and was acting on his “father’s orders”
Exposing himself at a state fair
Naked at mall, masturbating
$50 to Laotian boy to pose for nude photos; fondled boy; boy told parents afterwards
Police escorted the two back to Dahmer’s apartment
Didn’t notice drill holes in Laotian’s head
Older brother of the Laotian Dahmer had gone to jail for sexually molesting
As Dahmer goes to get the handcuff keys, the officer steps in, smells decay and sees Polaroids of before, during, and after
Sexual gratification from the combination of amino acids in human flesh
Cannibalism as the ultimate expression of dominance
