Difference between revisions of "Jeffrey Dahmer"
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According to adherents.com, "Jeffrey Dahmer's homosexuality ... [was] not unusual among serial killers. ... Other well known homosexual or bisexual serial killers include Andrew Cunanan, John Wayne Gacy, Patrick Wayne Kearney, Gilles de Rais, Randy Steven Kraft, Michael Swango, Andrei Chikatilo, David D. Hill, Wayne Williams, Larry Eyler, Henry Lee Lucas, Fritz Haarmann, and dozens more."<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pd/Jeffrey_Dahmer.html</ref> He had stopped going to church at age 5 until after he was imprisoned. | According to adherents.com, "Jeffrey Dahmer's homosexuality ... [was] not unusual among serial killers. ... Other well known homosexual or bisexual serial killers include Andrew Cunanan, John Wayne Gacy, Patrick Wayne Kearney, Gilles de Rais, Randy Steven Kraft, Michael Swango, Andrei Chikatilo, David D. Hill, Wayne Williams, Larry Eyler, Henry Lee Lucas, Fritz Haarmann, and dozens more."<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pd/Jeffrey_Dahmer.html</ref> He had stopped going to church at age 5 until after he was imprisoned. | ||
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| + | Dahmer, after being discharged from the military for excessive drinking in 1981, released him to [[Miami|Miami Beach]], [[Florida]], where he spent a short amount of time in a hospital until he was kicked out for his excessive alcoholism. He later moved in with his grandmother in [[Wisconsin]] for six years, where his crimes began. In 1988, his grandmother asked him to move out because she couldn't stand his late night ventures and foul smells coming from the basement. He then found an apartment in [[Milwaukee]], where he continued his crimes. Between 1988 and 1991, Dahmer had been sentenced for multiple crimes including children, and was a registered [[sex offender|sexual offender]]. | ||
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| + | Following his arrest, police investigated Dahmer's apartment and discovered photos, human remains, and body parts positioned in the form of a "[[shrine]]". Evidence and a later confession by Dahmer revealed he had engaged in [[necrophilia]] and [[cannibalism]]. | ||
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| + | With overwhelming amounts of evidence against Dahmer in court, his only option was to not guilty by reason of [[insanity]]. The courts found him [[sane]], and sentenced him to roughly 957 years in prison. After the hearing, Dahmer expressed remorse, and had wished for his own death. | ||
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| + | While serving time at [[Columbia Correctional Institution]] in Portage, Wisconsin, Dahmer was declared a [[born-again]] [[Christian]], after viewing material sent to him by his father. Roy Ratcliff, a local preacher, met with Dahmer and agreed to [[baptize]] him. Shortly thereafter, Dahmer was attacked by an inmate in the prison [[chapel]], leaving only minor wounds. | ||
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| + | On November 28, 1994, Dahmer and another fellow inmate, Jesse Anderson, were both [[bludgeon]]ed to death by another inmate, Christopher Scarver, with a bar from a weight machine while on work detail. Both inmates died from the attack; Dahmer died en route to the hospital from severe [[head trauma]]. | ||
His mother wanted his brain to be donated for research, but Jeffrey Dahmer himself had insisted on being cremated. Applying applicable law, a judge held that Dahmer's desire to be cremated should prevail. | His mother wanted his brain to be donated for research, but Jeffrey Dahmer himself had insisted on being cremated. Applying applicable law, a judge held that Dahmer's desire to be cremated should prevail. | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, September 8, 2008
Jeffrey Dahmer (1960-1994) was a serial killer who murdered at least 17 teenage boys and young men between 1978 and 1991. After his last victim escaped and notified authorities, they found a gruesome scene at his apartment: the remains of 11 of his murdered victims. He was sent to prison for the rest of life, and killed in jail.
According to adherents.com, "Jeffrey Dahmer's homosexuality ... [was] not unusual among serial killers. ... Other well known homosexual or bisexual serial killers include Andrew Cunanan, John Wayne Gacy, Patrick Wayne Kearney, Gilles de Rais, Randy Steven Kraft, Michael Swango, Andrei Chikatilo, David D. Hill, Wayne Williams, Larry Eyler, Henry Lee Lucas, Fritz Haarmann, and dozens more."[1] He had stopped going to church at age 5 until after he was imprisoned.
Dahmer, after being discharged from the military for excessive drinking in 1981, released him to Miami Beach, Florida, where he spent a short amount of time in a hospital until he was kicked out for his excessive alcoholism. He later moved in with his grandmother in Wisconsin for six years, where his crimes began. In 1988, his grandmother asked him to move out because she couldn't stand his late night ventures and foul smells coming from the basement. He then found an apartment in Milwaukee, where he continued his crimes. Between 1988 and 1991, Dahmer had been sentenced for multiple crimes including children, and was a registered sexual offender.
Imprisonment
Following his arrest, police investigated Dahmer's apartment and discovered photos, human remains, and body parts positioned in the form of a "shrine". Evidence and a later confession by Dahmer revealed he had engaged in necrophilia and cannibalism.
With overwhelming amounts of evidence against Dahmer in court, his only option was to not guilty by reason of insanity. The courts found him sane, and sentenced him to roughly 957 years in prison. After the hearing, Dahmer expressed remorse, and had wished for his own death.
While serving time at Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, Dahmer was declared a born-again Christian, after viewing material sent to him by his father. Roy Ratcliff, a local preacher, met with Dahmer and agreed to baptize him. Shortly thereafter, Dahmer was attacked by an inmate in the prison chapel, leaving only minor wounds.
Death
On November 28, 1994, Dahmer and another fellow inmate, Jesse Anderson, were both bludgeoned to death by another inmate, Christopher Scarver, with a bar from a weight machine while on work detail. Both inmates died from the attack; Dahmer died en route to the hospital from severe head trauma.
His mother wanted his brain to be donated for research, but Jeffrey Dahmer himself had insisted on being cremated. Applying applicable law, a judge held that Dahmer's desire to be cremated should prevail.
