Jeffrey Dahmer V. Tracey

Jeffrey Dahmer a psychopathic personality, also recognized as the Milwaukee Cannibal was born on 21st of May 1960 and died on 28th of November 1994. He was an American sex offender and serial killer. Through the late eighties and early nineties, Dahmer killed over a dozen

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.

After killing 17 men and sexually assaulting various men he got charged with 15 life sentences with no parole. Jeffrey Dahmer was able to stand trial for his crimes of murder and sexual assault. Dahmer got use to prison life fairly well, and was kept from the population. As he moved with the population a fellow inmate Christopher Scarver beat Dahmer down with a metal bar and he died on sustained

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

•     “Jeffrey Dahmer was found beaten by fellow inmates on the morning of November 28, 1994, as was pronounced dead at 9:11 a.m.” (Blakey).

Jeffrey Dahmer, a notorious serial killer and sex offender in Milwaukee, Wisconsin responsible for killing, dismembering, and consuming 17 male victims during 1978 to 1991. Jeff Dahmer was the child of Joyce and Lionel Dahmer; he was born May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dahmer’s father was a graduate student working on his masters in analytic chemistry, and his mother worked as a Teletype machine instructor. The marriage of Dahmer’s parents showed signs of early problems with continuous fighting. Joyce Dahmer suffered from extreme psychological issues such as depression, and anxiety. Jeffery’s mother attempted suicide when he was a young child. Growing up, Dahmer seemed to be a very happy child until age 6, where he had a surgery to

In July 22, 1991 Dahmer tried to lure three men to his apartment with the offer of twenty dollars. Dahmer stated that he only wanted to drink beer and have the men keep him company. Only one of the three men decided to join Dahmer., Tracy Edwards. When Edwards entered the apartment he noticed a foul smell. After some conversation, Dahmer placed handcuffs on Edwards, who started panicking. Dahmer then brought Edwards to his room to pose for nude pictures. Dahmer brought out a knife and Edwards tried to appease Dahmer by unbuttoning his shirt. Dahmer then put his ear on Edwards' chest to listen to his heartbeat and told Edwards that he would eat Edward’s heart. Edwards convinced Dahmer to stop and drink beer with him on the couch. When Dahmer was losing concentration Edwards

He picked up a hitchhiker, Steven Hicks, and persuaded the him to go back to his house to drink beer. Once Hicks was ready to leave Dahmer hit him in the back of the head with a 10 lb. dumbbell and killed him claiming that he didn’t want Hicks to leave. Dahmer didn’t kill for another 9 years. The year 1987 was when Dahmer started killing again; he picked up most of his victims at gay bars and had sex with them then killed them right after. It wasn’t until July 22, 1991 that police eventually arrested Jeffrey Dahmer. That day Dahmer lured Tracy Edwards into his home and forced Edwards into his bedroom with a butcher knife. Edwards struggled to escape Dahmer and did successfully. When Tracy escaped he ran down the street and flagged down a police car. Police found that there were pictures of dead bodies and dismembered limbs on his bedroom walls. Investigations lead police to discover that Dahmer had several severed heads, dismembered remains, and a human heart in his fridge. Jeffrey Dahmer went to trial on January 30, 1992 and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. He was found guilty and was sentenced 15 life terms. Eventually, Dahmer was beaten and killed by a fellow inmate in

Lionel and Joyce Dahmer became parents to a baby boy named Jeffery Dahmer who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 21, 1960. During Jeffrey’s adolescent years, until the age of 4; he was described as a happy and content kid. As the years went on, Jeffery’s parents gave birth to another baby boy and along with that; Jeffrey moved quite frequently creating a sense of instability in his life. Now with a new sibling and frequent moves in his life Jeffery’s parents started noticing how disengaged and withdrawn he had become. Dahmer had an awkwardness about him that often led to his inability to socialize with other kids and left him alone and without friends. Once Mr. Dahmer was in his teens he began to experience compulsions toward necrophilia particularly after his parents’ divorce.

Jeffrey Dahmer’s life as a boy never indicated the horrific trouble that would follow., Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 21, 1960 his parents Lionel and Joyce Dahmer were overjoyed. For the first six years of his life Jeffrey seemed completely normal in every way (Lassieur 87). In middle school Dahmer was often associated with the social Misfits. In High school Jeff was described by his peers as “the loneliest kid in school.” Counselors described Dahmer as a barbed wire portrait of a devil minded teen with Divorcing and Neglectful parents. Dahmer was mimicked and often did imitations of cerebral palsy victims (“My Friend” 65). In January 1979, Dahmer enlisted in the army having begun and dropped out of college. In the Army, Dahmer kept to himself and drank most of the time. Just months before his three year enlistment time was over, Dahmer was discharged for alcohol and drug abuse, this is when his downward spiral began (Lassieur 90).

Serial killers have fascinated the imaginations of people for a long time. One of the most notorious serial killers is Jeffrey Dahmer whose gruesome murders shocked the nation. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer also known as Milwaukee monster was a notorious American serial killer and sexual offender in the 1980s and early 1990s. Between 1978 and 1991 Dahmer had murdered 17 men. His victims were usually raped, tortured, dismembered, and cannibalism was also involved. Jeffrey was a troubled child psychologically and his social skills had a lot to be desired. All the way through his childhood he was ignored and had queer fantasies of cadavers. In his adulthood this psychosocial status quo didn 't change and was in fact aggravated.

My Friend Dahmer explores the beginnings of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s mental sickness and how, though he tries to suppress his tendencies, he

Jeffrey Dahmer suffered from severe loneliness and antisocial behavior which were both influenced by his genetic makeup and his environment. Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis, Wisconsin. Jeffrey had an intellect that was above average and seemed to have the mind of a normal, curious child until his parents divorced and his mother died. Shortly, Dahmer became a very reserved child who also had an attraction to animals. Dahmer’s later psychotic behavior

Jeffrey Dahmer began killing at age eighteen, which was during the summer of 1978. Since this was after his parent’s divorce, Dahmer’s mother no longer lived at the same house and his father was away for business duties. Jeffrey had brought a man over to the house offering to drink alcohol with him, and when the man tried to leave, Jeffrey beat him to death with a ten-pound weight to the head. Dahmer did not murder again until nine years later where he killed a man randomly after picking him up; Dahmer said he could not recollect anything about this murder. After the second murder, Jeffrey Dahmer’s killings increased dramatically adding two more to the same year (1989), five the following year (1990), and several after that. On July 22, 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested for the alleged 17 murders (which would later be reduced to 15).