Jeffery Dahmer
The Milwaukee Cannibal
By Maddie Christenson
Background
• Born in Milwaukee on May 21,1960
• Was a normal child until 6 yrs. when he went for minor surgery
to fix a hernia After surgery he lacked self-confidence
• Moved to Ohio for fathers job and his insecurities deepened
• By early teens he had no friends and was disengaged from
society
• Parents got divorced when he was a teen
• Thoughts of murder came about at age 14
• Alcohol consumption began to spin out of control at age 28
• Joined the army but discharged due to his drinking problem
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Crimes
After high school in June 1978 picked up a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks and killed him with a
barbell after they had sex.
– Dismembered his body , put in plastic bags and buried in woods-no one new about murder
Arrested in October 1981 for disorderly conduct
Arrested in September 1986 for masturbating in front of boys
– Received one year probation
Killed second victim Steven Toumi, whom he met at a Gay bar. They went to a hotel room and
the next morning he was dead
– Took the corpse back to his grandmothers basement where he had sex with it and
masturbated on the corpse before he destroyed the body
Dahmer’s killing spree lasted for 13 years
Dahmer had an encounter with a 13 year old boy that resulted in charges with sexual
exploitation and second-degree sexual assault
– Pleaded guilty and moved back in with his grandmother where he put her basement to
gruesome use again
In May 1989 at his trial for child molestation he got a 1 year prison sentence with day release to
work a job and then a five year probationary sentence
– Was granted early release from prison after serving only 10 months
Went back on a killing spree over the 15 months that followed his release
– 12more lives were taken
He started eating the victims flesh and drilling into their skulls while they were still alive
May 26, 1991,Dahmers neighbor saw a boy running naked and called the police. The police said
he was drunk and was Dahmers lover
– Once the police left Dahmer strangled the boy and went on with his rituals
Most recent crime
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Police found Tracy Edwards on the street with handcuffs on his wrist. He said a
“weird dood” drugged and restrained him. Tracy said it was Dahmer.
The police went to investigate and they found pictures of dismembered bodies,
heads in the freezer, and preserved skulls
Evidence brought against criminal
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found pictures of dismembered bodies, found heads in the freezer, Tracy Edwards said he was
drugged by him, and they found preserved skulls
Sentence
– 15 consecutive years or 957 years in prison
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Killed in jail on November 28, 1994 by another prisoner who crushed his skull
Definitions
• Sexual exploitation- sexual abuse of children and youth and involves the
exchange of a sexual act for money, drugs, food shelter, or any other
consideration
• Second degree sexual assault-engages in sexual contact with another
person and if any of the following circumstances exist:
Quote
• “I know society will never be able to forgive
me. I know the families of the victims will
never forgive me for what I have done. I
promise I I will pray each day to ask for their
forgiveness when the hurt goes away, if I ever.
I have seen their tears, and if I could give my
life right now to bring their loved ones back, I
would do it”
Books and movies
• Book-The Jeffery Dahmer Story- An American
Nightmare
• Movie- The Milwaukee Cannibal
(documentary
Social control theory
• I think Jeffery Dahmer belongs under the social control theory
because of his family. The bond between him and his parents was
never strong. His father was absent most of his life. Dahmers
mother was disturbed herself, she was never there to comfort
Jeffery. Jeffery was afraid to be alone when his parents divorced.
After his parents divorced he was left alone for 2 weeks without
food for his parents. When is father came for him he was a total
mess. During those 2 weeks Jeffery was alone that is when he killed
his first victim. Dahmer was never able to look people in the eye
and he could not build relationships with people.
• Throughout Jeffery’s childhood he was continually ignored and
became an outcast from society. As Jeffery grew older he became
an alcoholic. Jeffery's neighbors thought he was a normal child
when he was younger, they just thought he was a shy kid.