Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer: The Cannibal Killer

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On August 5, 1991, as the nature and scale of Dahmer's crimes initially came to light, a candlelight vigil to celebrate and heal the Milwaukee community [319] was attended by more than 400 people. Present at the vigil were community leaders, gay rights activists, and family members of several of Dahmer's victims. Organizers stated the purpose of the vigil was to enable Milwaukeeans to "share their feelings of pain and anger over what happened". [9] Initially, Dahmer's living arrangements with his grandmother were harmonious: he accompanied her to church, willingly undertook chores, actively sought work and abided by most of her house rules (although he continued to drink and smoke). [98] In early 1982, he found employment as a phlebotomist at the Milwaukee Blood Plasma Center. He held this job for a total of ten months before being laid off. [95] Dahmer remained unemployed for over two years, during which he lived upon whatever money his grandmother gave him. [99]

By late 1985, Dahmer had begun to regularly frequent the bathhouses, which he later described as being "relaxing places", but during his sexual encounters, he became frustrated at his partners' moving during the act. Following his arrest, he stated: "I trained myself to view people as objects of pleasure instead of [as] people". [106] For this reason, beginning in June 1986, he administered sleeping pills to his partners, giving them liquor laced with sedatives. He then waited for his partner to fall asleep before performing various sexual acts. [107] To maintain an adequate supply of this medication, Dahmer informed doctors he worked nights and required the tablets to adjust to that schedule. [108] After approximately 12 such instances, the bathhouses' administration revoked Dahmer's membership, and he began to use hotel rooms to continue this practice. [109] He Killed Them So They Wouldn't Leave' ". Quad City Times. August 11, 1991. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021 . Retrieved November 5, 2021. Dvorchak, Robert J.; Holewa, Lisa (1992). Milwaukee Massacre: Jeffrey Dahmer and the Milwaukee Murders. London: Hale Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7090-5003-2.

On April 23, Dahmer lured Ronald Flowers Jr. to his house; however, after giving Flowers a drugged coffee, both he and Flowers heard Dahmer's grandmother call, "Is that you, Jeff?" [132] Although Dahmer replied in a manner that led his grandmother to believe he was alone, she observed that he was not alone. Because of this, Dahmer was unable to kill Flowers, instead waiting until he had become unconscious before taking him to the County General Hospital. [133] [134] 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. O'Connor, William (July 28, 1991). "And So We Ask: Who - and Why - is This Man?". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved November 14, 2022. Dahmer was then sentenced to life imprisonment plus ten years upon the first two counts. [287] The remaining thirteen counts carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment plus seventy years. The death penalty was not an option for Judge Gram to consider at the penalty phase, as Wisconsin had abolished capital punishment in 1853. [288]

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.

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It was my way of remembering their appearance, their physical beauty. I also wanted to keep ... if I couldn't keep them there with me whole, I at least could keep their skeletons. Perhaps the title is not the best. I don't think we really got into the mind of Jeffrey Dahmer here, but the author did talk about his childhood, his upbringing, his parents’ relationship, his time in the military and those he killed. Dahmer Offers No Excuses". The Journal Times. February 8, 1993. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018 . Retrieved February 25, 2018. 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] Durruthy: The Road to Success was Far from Easy". Umoja Magazine. April 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021 . Retrieved August 25, 2021.

After strangling Lacy, Dahmer had sex with the corpse before dismembering him. [206] He placed Lacy's head and heart in the refrigerator and his skeleton in the freezer. [206] Four days later, on July 19, Dahmer received word that he was dismissed. [209] Upon receipt of this news, Dahmer lured 25-year-old Joseph Bradehoft to his apartment. Bradehoft was strangled and left lying on Dahmer's bed covered with a sheet for two days. On July 21, Dahmer removed the sheet to find the head covered in maggots. He decapitated the body, cleaned the head and placed it in the refrigerator. [210] He later acidified Bradehoft's torso, along with those of two other victims killed within the previous month. [211] [212] Arrest Capture Bardsley, Marilyn. "Jeffrey Dahmer– Serial Killer and Cannibal– The Head in the Fridge". TruTV.com. TruTV Crime Library. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012 . Retrieved July 26, 2010. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) a b "Distress Signals from a Disturbed Life: Abundant Clues, but No Simple Answers". The Galveston Daily News. August 12, 1991. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021 . Retrieved January 23, 2023.

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Two soldiers have since claimed to have been raped by Dahmer while in the Army. In 2010, one stated that Dahmer had repeatedly raped him over a 17-month period while they were both stationed at Baumholder, while another soldier believes Dahmer drugged and raped him inside an armored personnel carrier in 1979. [86] [87] However, in numerous interviews following his 1991 arrest, Dahmer stated to both police and psychiatrists he did not sexually assault or engage in willing homosexual relations while stationed in West Germany. [88]