1. “The Milwaukee Cannibal”
Jeffrey dahmer
“The Milwaukee Cannibal”
“The only motive that there ever was was to completely control a person; a person I found physically attractive. And keep them with me as long as possible, even if that mean just keeping part of them.”

2. Background Born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis, WI.
He later moved to Doylestown, OH in 1966 and Bath, OH in 1968
Jeffrey’s father was never home (at work) and when he was, Jeffrey’s mother demanded his attention
His mother was ill and often in bed
As a child, Jeffrey would collect insects and put them into jars- He later moved to dissembling dead animals and putting their parts into jars
He attended Revere High School in Bath, Ohio
Was known to drink alcohol before, during, and after school.
“Doing the Dahmer”= pranks he did for attention
His parents divorced in 1977, which led to his drinking problem worsening
Dropped put of The Ohio State University after one quarter term
Enlisted in US Army in December 1978 and was sent to Germany, but was discharged in 1981 due to drinking issues
In 1981 he moved in with his grandma in West Allis, WI, where he committed most of his crimes.

3. My Dad and Dahmer: Relationship:
Friend of a coworker (Class of ‘80 and ‘78)
My dad and coworker decided to go out after work one night and to my dad’s surprise, Dahmer had been invited and was in the car
Normal- nothing suspicious although my dad never really liked Dahmer (annoying)
Social Status/ Assumptions:
Trouble maker, but not a bully
Would often misbehave in class or public for attention (“Doing the Dahmer”)
Was bullied everyday and never fought back (ex: books knocked down, head in toilet)
Had “outcasts” as friends
Frequently smoked marijuana and drank alcohol
Bridget= his girlfriend
Wasn’t very involved in school (no clubs or sports except band and tennis for a little while)

4. Crimes accused on committing:
Necrophilia- sexual attraction or act involving corpses
CRIME
DATE
VICTIM
PUNISHMENT
Murder, necrophilia,
dismemberment
June 18th, 1978
Steven Marks Hicks (19)
Later sentenced 15 life terms
Sexual exploitation and second degree sexual assault
September 1988
13-year old Laotian boy
*one year in prison and 5 years probation
*worked during day and returned to jail at night
*only served 10 months of sentence
Dismemberment and murder
March 25th, 1989
Anthony Sears (26)
July 19th, 1991
Joseph Bradehoft (25)
Dismemberment- removing of limbs
Cannibalism- eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings
Dahmer killed 17 males total between

5. Most recent crime July 22nd,1991 - Milwaukee, WI.
Tracy Edwards survived an attack by Dahmer and flagged down a police car after his escape.
Police found Polaroid pictures of victims
Heads found in the refrigerator
Human heart in freezer
57-gallon drum of chemicals with decomposing bodies inside
7 skulls and other human remains discovered
The potential murder weapon, Dahmer’s butcher knife, was also found

6. sentence
Dahmer was sentenced to 15 life terms without parole on February 17th, 1992(and later 16 for a homicide in Ohio in 1978)
He served his sentence at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.
Dahmer died on November 28, 1994 in prison- he was murdered by a fellow inmate, Christopher Scarver.

7. Social control theory
Jeffrey had no attachment to others since his parents paid him no attention. Jeffrey had a really rough time and especially disconnected with people after his parents’ divorce in Since he had no positive support or attention, few friends, and wasn’t very involved in school, Jeffrey had time to think about his crimes and act them out. He always craved attention and power.

8. Cultural references Books:
“The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer” By Brian Masters
“The Jeffrey Dahmer Story- An American Nightmare” By Don Davis
“My Friend Dahmer” By Derf Backderf
“Jeffrey Dahmer” By Margaret Simpsons
“The Man Who Could Not Kill Enough by Anne E. Schwartz
And more
Movies:
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters (2001, Documentary)
Dahmer- The Cannibal (2002, Thriller)
Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006, Drama/Biography)
Jeff (2012, Drama/Biography)
Jeffrey Dahmer: The Secret Life (1993, Drama)
And more
Songs:
“Dark Horse” By Katy Perry- “She’s a beast I call her Karma She eat your heart out Like Jeffrey Dahmer”
“Cannibal” By Ke$ha
“Jeffrey Dahmer” By Soulfly
“Danger Zone” By Big L
“What’s That Smell?” By Macabre
“Natural Born Killaz” By Dr. Dre ft. Ice Cube
And more