Jeffrey Dahmer: Serial Killer

The Jeffrey Dahmer Case

Tried and convicted of murdering 16 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century. On July 22nd, 1991, a man by the name of Tracy Edwards led police to the apartment of Dahmer, which resulted in his arrest and later conviction. Jeffrey Dahmer was a 31 year old gay man who brutally murdered and dismembered 16 men and boys for his own sadistic pleasure. Once he was arrested, Jeffrey Dahmer was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder as well as psychotic disorder. When Dahmer was a young child he had what was called a “normal childhood”, however, as he got older he became very withdrawn and uncommunicative with society. Jeffrey felt very unsure of whether he had a solid family life or if his parents cared for him at all. His mom suffered from depression and hypochondria and often insisted on having all of his dad's attention. Shortly before Dahmer's fourth birthday, he had to undergo a double hernia surgery. In 1966 the Dahmer family moved to Ohio where Jeffrey's mom gave birth to his

Later the same year, Jeffrey committed his first murder. Dahmer had picked up a hitchhiker by the name of Steven Hicks. He was almost 19 years old. After hours of drinking, listening to music and talking, young Hicks was ready to move on and continue his journey. Jeffrey however, didn’t want Hicks to leave, so he hit him with a 10 pound dumbbell twice in the back of the head. After subduing Hicks, Dahmer strangled him with the bar of the dumbbell. He later fulfilled fantasies with Hicks’ remains. The next day, Dahmer dissected Stevens' body. Later on he buried the remains in his backyard, only to dig them up several weeks later. He dissolved the remains in acid and then crushed the bones with a sledgehammer. Finally, he scattered the bone fragments in the wooded area behind his