Jeffrey Dahmer: True Crime Background
Death: November 28, 1994
Location of crimes: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Time period of crimes: 1978 – 1991
Aliases/titles: “Milwaukee Cannibal,” “Milwaukee Monster”
“It’s hard for me to believe that a human being could of done what I’ve done, but I know what I did.” -Jeffery Dahmer
- Jeffery Dahmer was born May 21, 1960.
- Until Dahmer was 4 he was known to be happy and energetic.
- 1964 – Dahmer was diagnosed with a double hernia in his scrotum.
- After the surgery Dahmer’s father started to notice him being more withdraw.
- November 1966 – Dahmer’s mother got pregnant.
- After the birth of his brother Dahmer remained withdraw due to feeling of neglect after his brother birth.
- 1968 – Dahmer’s father reported sexual abuse had been committed against Dahmer by a neighbor.
- 1970 – Dahmer’s mother was hospitalized twice for psychiatric problems.
- Due to her psychiatric issues and problems with addiction to medications Dahmer’s mother was looked as an unstable parent.
- June 1978 – Dahmer graduation high school and his parents went through a divorce.
- During the divorce Dahmer was 18 meaning that neither parent claimed in him the divorce papers leaving Dahmer with more feelings of neglect.
- 1st Murder was June 18, 1978. His victim was Steven Hicks, 19, who he picked up hitchhiking. It would be nine years after this until Dahmer murdered again.
- During the divorce Dahmer was 18 meaning that neither parent claimed in him the divorce papers leaving Dahmer with more feelings of neglect.
- December 1981 – Dahmer enlisted in army.
- During this time in army he had multiple encounters with law enforcement for being drunk in public.
- March 1981 – Dahmer exited the army due to his four years served was done, and he was denied reenlistment due to drinking issues.
- October 1981 – Dahmer was arrested for disorderly conduct
- August 1982 -Dahmer was arrested for disorderly conduct.
- September 1986 – Dahmer was arrest for public urination in front of children.
- 2nd Murder was September 15, 1987. His victim was Steven Tuomi, 24. Dahmer claimed to have no memory of when he picked up Steven.
- 3rd Murder was in January 1988. His victim was James Doxtator, 14. Dahmer picked him up with offering money exchange for leading him take photos of him.
- 4th Murder was March 24, 1988. His victim was Richard Guerrero, 25. Lured him to his grandmother house with offers of sex and photos again.
- September 25 1988 - Dahmer moved into his own apartment. He abducted a boy who escaped. For this Dahmer was arrested.
- After this event Dahmer’s murders rapidly increased.
- 5th Murder was March 25, 1989. His victim was Anthony Sears, 24. Dahmer abducted him in a club.
- 6th Murder was May 29, 1990. His victim was Ricky Beek, 33. Dahmer abducted him a club.
- 7th Murder was in June 1990. His victim was Edward Smith, 28. He went home with Dahmer from a bar.
- 8th Murder was September 2, 1990. His victim was Ernest Miller, 24. He was abducted at a bookstore.
- 9th Murder was September 24, 1990. His victim was David Thomas. Dahmer picked him off a street.
- 10th Murder was March 7, 1991. His victim was Curtis Slaughter, 18. Dahmer picked him up at the bus stop.
- 11th Murder was April 7, 1991. His victim was Errol Lindsey, 19. Dahmer offered him money to come home with him. He picked Errol up of the street.
- 12th Murder was May 17, 1991. His victim was Konerak Sinthasomphone, 14. Dahmer picked up Konerak at the mall. Konerak is an important moment in Dahmer’s murder history, where he almost got caught again. Konerak escaped and went to the police. The police went to question Dahmer with Konerak, Dahmer convinced the police that Konerak was a friend who had gotten too drunk and ran off. Promising the police to take care of him, the police left Konerak with Dahmer who he killed that same night.
- 13th Murder was May 24, 1991. His victim was Tony Hudges, 31. Tony went to Dahmer’s house to pose for photos. Tony is the only victim Dahmer had prior history with. Him and Tony had known each other for two years.
- 14th Murder was June 30, 1991. His victim’s name was Matt Turner, 20. Dahmer picked Matt up at a bus station.
- 15th Murder was July 6, 1991. His victim was Jeremiah Weinburger, 23. Dahmer and Jeremiah went home together after meeting a gay bar.
- 16th Murder was July 5, 1991. His victim was Oliver Lacey, 23. He went home with Dahmer after meeting him on the street.
- 17th Murder was July 16, 1991. His victim was Joseph Bradehoft, 25. Dahmer picked up Joseph at a bus stop. This was Dahmer’s last murder.
- After this event Dahmer’s murders rapidly increased.
- July 22nd 1991- This was the day Jeffrey Dahmer was caught due to the escape of Tracy Edwards. Tracy escaped from Dahmer still partially in restraints. Tracy flagged down a pass cop car and them lead them to Dahmer apartment where he was caught with a mass amount of evidence linking him to all 17 murders.
- July 1991 – Dahmer was fired from Ambrosia Chocolate Company for bad attendance.
- January 1992 – Dahmer plead guilty for 15 of 17 of his murders and was sentenced to 15 life sentences.
- Later, he admitted to two other murders and was then sentence to life without parole.
- November 28, 1994 – Dahmer was murdered in prison by Christopher Scarver.
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