Jeffrey Dahmer : An Strange Boy

Right after he graduated from high school, in June 1978, Dahmer picked up a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks and took him to his parent’s house where he had currently lived. Jeffrey continue to get the young man drunk, but when Steven tried to leave, Dahmer struck him in the head with a barbell and caused him to die instantly. He cut up the corpse of his first victim and packed the body parts in plastic bags and buried them behind his parent’s home. Dahmer later dug up the remains, crushed the bones with a sledgehammer and scattered them across a wooded ravine. After the killing of Steven Hicks, Jeffrey’s alcohol intake had spun out of Ohio State University after one quarter term. His father ended up remarrying and insisted that his son go join

This paper is a biography about Jeffery Dahmer, a notorious serial killer and sex offender. Mr. Dahmer was born on May 21st, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jeffery murdered a total of 17 men, while molesting some of these victims. His first murder victim was Steven Hicks back in 1978. His killing spree went from 1978 up until 1991. When he was seized, he was sentenced to fifteen consecutive life terms. But on November 28, 1994 Jeffery Dahmer was murdered by a fellow prison inmate by the name of Christopher Scarver.

Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious serial killer in the late 70’s throughout the early 90’s. What made him stand out from most serial killer’s was what he did to the bodies of his victims. During this research paper, I will cover his childhood life, what led to his lifestyle of killing and cannibalism and also the crimes that were committed during his murderous acts. I will also compare what theories relate to Jeffrey Dohmer and what could possibly be the reason why he did what he did.

Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted serial killer and sex offender . The killer had many strange hobbies and did strange things that were abnormal . Jeffrey hurt many people and their families .

Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis,Wisconsin. He and his parents, Lionel Dahmer and Joyce Annette, were an average american family who strived for the best. Jeffrey’s father was a graduate student who wanted to pursue a career as an analytical chemist. His mother worked as a teletype machine instructor. However, Jeffrey Dahmer’s mother was not a stable women. She had a history of psychological problems which meant that her son was susceptible to mental illness due to genetic factors. Growing up, Jeffrey had trouble with interacting with his peers. He also had a peculiar fascination with dead animals and “according to his father, his son was ‘oddly thrilled’ by the sound the bones made and instantly developed a fixation for playing with and collecting animal bones (“Jeffrey Dahmer” Wikipedia).” As he got older, he developed an addiction to alcohol. He started drinking heavily during high school which negatively affected his grades. Another issue that Dahmer faced in his early life was

Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men between the years of 1978 to 1991 in which he participated in necrophilia, dismemberment and cannibalism (Meyer, 2006). As a child, Dahmer was shy and suffered from low self-esteem. At a young age, Dahmer displayed abnormal behavior starting with the collecting of dead animals and using acid to strip off the meat having necrophilia desires. This escalated in his teen years turning into fantasies of killing and mutilating men. After graduating from high school, he was living alone and the feelings of abandonment returned giving him justification in his mind to commit crimes. Throughout his teens years he abused alcohol, which also lead to abnormal behavior. By the

Dahmer seemed like a very disorganized killer. He seemed much like a particular killer. Dahmer wasn’t very smart. He was below average intelligence, low or average birth status, was socially immature, and he seldom dated (Pringle). Dahmer hung out at gay bars and picked up homosexuals, particularly African-Americans. At the crime scenes, he left his victims dismembered. Dahmer would lead the victims back to his house, drug them, sexually assault the victims, and then dismember them. Dahmer would use acid to take away the skin from the skulls of the victims and then keep these skulls as trophies for his fantasies. Dahmer would also dismember the bodies of the victims and keep them in his apartment for safekeeping. When the police

Jeffery Dahmer is arguably the most notorious serial killer -cannibal in history. Targeting men and boys, Dahmer‘s life of crime began with drinking and sex offending. His murders were exceptionally gruesome, often involving rape, torture, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism. The media often commented on how “normal” Dahmer appeared. Jeffrey Dahmer made everyone question how one develops into such a monster. By the time of his apprehension, Dahmer had sodomized, murdered, and cannibalized at least seventeen men, mostly black, Hispanic or Asian, in the Milwaukee area between the years of 1978 until his arrest in 1991 (Williams pg.1).

Dahmer’s mother had pregnancy issues and took several different drugs to help; his mother was also extremely depressed--after a while, his mother developed an addiction to the drugs and abused them severely, which is extremely pernicious to the health, both physical and mental, of a growing fetus (Giannetakis). While growing up, Dahmer enjoyed to be by himself. He often took walks into the woods near his house. He would find dead animals and examine their innards; although he liked to dismember dead animals, he didn’t wish to inflict pain onto any living creature (Giannetakis).

Dahmer was prosecuted and he plead guilty to all counts, in a mini-biography he said, "I felt trapped it felt good that someone else knew my secrets." Dahmer tired at a Milwaukee Circuit Court and was indicted on 17 murder charges (later reduced to 15) after two weeks of trial, the court found Dahmer sane and guilty of all 15 life terms or 957 years in prison. Dahmer was extradited to Ohio where we would continue to serve his sentencing until his death. November 28, 1994 while taking part in janitorial work Dahmer and another inmate were severely beaten with a broom handle by a fellow inmate Christopher Scarver. Dahmer ended up dying from brain trauma while his way to the emergency room. Although Dahmer's case has a very unique procedure process compared to John Dillinger who the FBI had to continue to investigate and capture, and

The victim was picked up by Dahmer as a hitchhiker by the name of Steven Hicks. Dahmer took the young man home and offered him drinks and got him drunk. When Steven Hicks had enough and was ready to leave, Dahmer killed him by striking him in the head with a barbell and lastly, strangling him. After the killing of his first victim he then proceeded to dismember the body and stored them in plastics bags behind his parents’ home. Dahmer’s main method of operation was to lure, drug and strangle. What’s unique about this case is the lengths Dahmer will go to get rid of the bodies. Dahmer would begin to consume the flesh of his victims, mutilate and dismember their genitals for a souvenir as well as drill holes in their skulls. In addition, another oddly unique fact about this case was that most of Dahmer’s victims were predominately African-American descent and

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born on May 21st, 1960 in West Allis, Wisconson. He was born to Mother, Joyce Dahmer and Father, Lionel Dahmer after a difficult pregnancy; with frequent morning sickness and muscle spasms that had Mrs. Dahmer on prescription drugs. Dahmer, who perceived to have a early normal childhood until a serious event occurred. He was described as an energetic and happy child until the age of 4, when surgery was done to fix a double hernia, which affected Dahmers attitude. He had two parents who dearly and loved their only son at the time. Joyce actually had a scrapbook where she recorded the events of her son 's life; his first accident, his first step, his first tooth and even his first scolding. Jeffreys father was a lab-technician

On July 22, 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer met his fate. It started out normal, Jeffrey lured in a victim and they drank some beers. He liked Tracey Edwards, so he decided to let him live a little longer. When he tried to handcuff Tracey, Tracey fought back. He escaped from Jeffrey’s apartment and saw police patrolling the area. The police were informed about what happened and they went back to his apartment with the intentions of finding out what was going on. Jeffrey refused to unhandcuff Tracey, so the police and him had a little fight. In the end, the police won and they put Jeffrey in custody. Soon after, they discovered the dead bodies in his apartment.

Jeffrey Dahmer was born in Wisconsin in the March of 1960 (Biography.com, 2016). He was an energetic and cheerful child until age four when he needed surgery to fix a double hernia (Biography.com, 2016). After the surgery he had a new personality in a negative way (Biography.com, 2016). Around the age sixteen, his parent’s marriage was broken and they got a divorce, however, Jeffrey claimed his obsession of necrophilia and murder began around age 14 (Biography.com, 2016). In 1978 when he graduated from high school, he picked up Stephen Hicks, who was hitchhiking, and took him home where Jeffrey decided to get Stephen drunk (Biography.com, 2016). When Stephen tried to leave, Jeffrey struck him in the head and strangled him with a barbell (Biography.com,

Jeffrey Dahmer was a sex offender and serial killer mainly between the years 1978 and 1991. He is well known for his severely atypical behaviors. Among his outward manners that are recognized as abnormal are paraphilia-specifically necrophilia and sexual sadism. Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims, whom were boys and men, suffered from rape, violence, dismemberment and finally their murders. Dahmer’s slow progression of killings soon turned into an obsession, which would later land him in prison with a sentence