June 14: Edward Warren Smith, 27. [342] A known acquaintance of Dahmer who was last seen in his company at a party. [343] Dahmer acidified Smith's skeleton; his skull was destroyed unintentionally when placed in the oven in an effort to remove moisture. [344] No remains were ever found. Ratcliff, Roy; Adams, Lindy (2006). Dark Journey, Deep Grace: Jeffrey Dahmer's Story of Faith. Abilene, Texas: Leafwood Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9767790-2-5. The biographical film Dahmer was released in 2002. It stars Jeremy Renner in the title role and co-stars Bruce Davison as Dahmer's father, Lionel. [354] After strangling Lacy, Dahmer had sex with the corpse before dismembering him. [206] He placed Lacy's head and heart in the refrigerator and his skeleton in the freezer. [206] Four days later, on July 19, Dahmer received word that he was dismissed. [209] Upon receipt of this news, Dahmer lured 25-year-old Joseph Bradehoft to his apartment. Bradehoft was strangled and left lying on Dahmer's bed covered with a sheet for two days. On July 21, Dahmer removed the sheet to find the head covered in maggots. He decapitated the body, cleaned the head and placed it in the refrigerator. [210] He later acidified Bradehoft's torso, along with those of two other victims killed within the previous month. [211] [212] Arrest Capture Worthington, Rogers (February 1, 1992). "Dahmer Escapee Tells of Close Call". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois: Tronc. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020 . Retrieved January 20, 2021.

His drinking problem persisted, and in early 1981, the Army discharged him. Although German authorities would later investigate possible connections between Dahmer and murders that took place in the area during that time, it is not believed that he took any victims while serving in the Armed Forces. Dahmer had been an "energetic and happy child" but became notably subdued after double hernia surgery shortly before his fourth birthday. [20] [21] At elementary school, Dahmer was regarded as quiet and timid; one teacher recollected she detected early signs of abandonment [22] due to his father's absence and mother's illnesses, the symptoms of which increased when she became pregnant with her second child. [23] In elementary school, Dahmer had a small number of friends. [24]

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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer ( / ˈ d ɑː m ər/; May 21, 1960– November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991. [4] Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, [5] cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton. [6] July 5: Jeremiah Benjamin Weinberger, 23. Met Dahmer at a gay bar in Chicago and agreed to accompany him to Milwaukee for the weekend. Dahmer drilled through Weinberger's skull and injected boiling water into the cavity. He later recalled Weinberger's death to be exceptional, as he was the only victim who died with his eyes open. [349] Weinberger's decapitated body was kept in the bathtub for a week before being dismembered; his torso was placed in the 57-gallon drum. Dahmer also started drinking at age 14, and by the time of his first killing at age 18, his alcohol consumption had spun out of control. He dropped out of Ohio State University after one quarter term, and his recently remarried father insisted that he join the Army. Dahmer enlisted in late December 1978 and was posted to Germany shortly thereafter. Fifteen counts of first-degree intentional homicide in Wisconsin and one count of aggravated murder in Ohio. The] world already has enough misery in it without my adding more to it. [from Albany Times Union; published on August 7, 1991]

The family had relocated to a rented property in Barberton, Ohio, prior to moving to Bath Township. [25] Dateline NBC has also broadcast an interview with Dahmer. Conducted by Stone Phillips and first broadcast on March 8, 1994, this 90-minute episode—titled Confessions of a Serial Killer—features interviews with Dahmer and his father conducted at Columbia Correctional Institution. Dahmer's mother is also interviewed for this program. [364]Dahmer Incident Report Reveals Contradictions". Journal Times. August 31, 1991. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020 . Retrieved April 4, 2020.

The witnesses' observations regarding blood upon Sinthasomphone's testicles and rectum were not corroborated by either the Milwaukee police officers or members of the Milwaukee Fire Department who also arrived at the scene. [190] [191] [192] Inside his apartment and in an effort to verify his claim that he and Sinthasomphone were lovers, Dahmer showed the officers the two semi-nude Polaroid pictures he had taken of Sinthasomphone the previous evening. Though Balcerzak said he smelled nothing unusual, Gabrish later stated he noted a strange scent reminiscent of excrement inside the apartment. [196] This odor emanated from the decomposing body of Hughes. [197] [198] Dahmer stated that to investigate this odor, one officer simply "peeked his head around the bedroom, but really didn't take a good look." [190] [n 14] The officers then left, with a departing remark that Dahmer "take good care" of Sinthasomphone. [200] This incident was listed by the officers as a " domestic dispute." [190] [n 15]Dahmer: Mystery of a Serial Killer. Directed by Michael Husain and released in November 1993, this 50-minute A&E Networks documentary contains archive footage of Dahmer's trial in addition to interviews with individuals such as forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz. [360] Worthington, Rogers (August 2, 1991). "Could Police Have Saved Young Victim? 911 Tapes Show Officers Were In Dahmer's Place, Left Teen To Fate". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021 . Retrieved January 21, 2021. On June 30, Dahmer traveled to Chicago, where he encountered a 20-year-old named Matt Turner at a bus station. [203] Turner accepted Dahmer's offer to travel to Milwaukee for a professional photo shoot. At the apartment, Dahmer drugged, strangled and dismembered Turner and placed his head and internal organs in separate plastic bags in the freezer. [204] Turner was not reported missing. Five days later, on July 5, Dahmer lured 23-year-old Jeremiah Weinberger from a Chicago bar to his apartment on the promise of spending the weekend with him. He drugged Weinberger and twice injected boiling water through his skull, sending him into a coma from which he died two days later. [204] [n 16] Imrie, Robert (July 27, 1991). "Family's Two Encounters With Dahmer End in Grief". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021 . Retrieved January 22, 2021.