Jeffrey Dahmer:
Milwaukee Cannibal
By:
Shannon
Byrne
Background:
O Known as Milwaukee Cannibal.
O Was a sex offender who committed rape, murder, and
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dismemberment
Born on May 21st, 1960
Died on November 28th, 1994
Went to Ohio State University
Lacked self-confidence when brother was born
Dads job made them move to Ohio; his insecurities deepened
Parents divorced
Drinking heavily in his high school years
Was kicked out of army due to alcoholism
Was fascinated with dead animals
Worked at the Ambrosia Chocolate Factory
Crimes:
CRIME
Murder
Murder
Murder
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Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder
DATE
Jun 6, 1978
Sep 15, 1987
Jan, 1988
Mar 24, 1988
Mar 25, 1989
Jun 1990
Jul 1990
Sep 1990
Sep 1990
Feb 1991
Apr 1991
May 24, 1991
May 27,1991
Jun 30, 1991
Jul 5, 1991
Jul 12, 1991
Jul 19, 1991
VICTIM(s)
Stephen Hicks
Steven Tuomi
James Doxtator
Richard Guerrero
Anthony Spears
Eddie Smith
Rickey Beeks
Ernest Miller
David Thomas
Curtis Straughter
Errol Lindsey
Tony Hughes
Konerk Sinthasomphone
Matt Turner
Jeremiah Weinberger
Oliver Lacy
Joseph Bradehoft
Crimes cont.
O Some of his crimes also included raping his
victims before killing them.
O He would dismember the bodies and often
times try to eat some of his victims body
parts.
Sentencing
O He was sentenced to 15 life terms, for a
total of 957 years in prison. Columbia
Correctional Institution in Portage,
Wisconsin. He was attacked by another
inmate and it ended up killing him on his
way from prison to the hospital.
Getting Caught
O He lured Tracy Edwards into his
home and she ended up
escaping and getting the police
and that is when they went into
Dahmer's apartment and found
pictures of dead bodies and
dismembered limbs which led to
his arrest. Severed head in the
refrigerator, three more severed
heads in the apartment, multiple
photographs of victims and
human remains and more human
remains in his refrigerator. A total
of seven skulls were found in his
apartment as well as a human
heart in the freezer. An altar was
also constructed with candles
and human skulls in his closet.
Caught cont.
O Dahmer committed all of these murders
over a 13 year period and was finally caught
on July 22, 1991 after 17 killings.
Quotes:
O “When I was a little kid, I was just
like anyone else.” – Jeffrey Dahmer
“…If I was killed in
Prison. That would
be a blessing right
now.” Which he
was in fact, killed
in prison.
O “I wanted to find out just what it was
that caused me to be so bad and
evil.” – Jeffrey Dahmer
Nickname:
O Known as the Milwaukee Cannibal
Cultural Reference:
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Book: Masters, Brian. The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer. Hodder and
Stoughton Limited, London 1993 (Paperback Coronet 1993)
TV or Movie: The film Jeffrey Dahmer: The Secret Life was released in
1993, starring Carl Crew as Dahmer.
Joyce Carol Oates' novel Zombie (1995) was based on Dahmer's life.
In 2002, the biographical film Dahmer, starring Jeremy Renner in the
title role and Bruce Davison as his father, premiered in Dahmer's
hometown. The film quickly went to video.
In 2002, cartoonist John Backderf (known as Derf), who attended
middle school and high school with Dahmer, produced a comic book
entitled My Friend Dahmer which presents his recollections about
the killer's adolescence.
Criminal Mind references
*All video clips were inappropriate for school*
Song Lyrics: Katy Perry ft. Juicy J Dark Horse- “She’s a beast I call her
karma She eats your heart out Like Jeffrey Dahmer”
Sociological Theory:
O Jeffrey Dahmer was a very sick individual. But, he even said
himself that he was a normal child just like everyone else. After
so long he just couldn’t control himself anymore. This is why I
believe he fits into the Social Control Theory. He slowly
developed into his murders and crimes and when he did his
compulsions were not only physical but sexual. Most of his
crimes he claimed to have committed under the influence of
alcohol. He started heavily drinking during high school and it
only got worse after he graduated. He committed his first murder
almost straight out of high school after his dad forced him into
joining the Army. He lost a bond with one of his family members
because he was kicked out of the Army. This could have easily
messed with his attachment issues. He went to gay bars and
lured gay men to kill so he had to not care to conform to the
social norm of following a straight lifestyle.