Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer
Mug shot of Jeffrey Dahmer, taken after his 1991 arrest by the Milwaukee Police Department
Born	Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (1960-05-21)May 21, 1960 West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	November 28, 1994(1994-11-28) (aged 34) Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Homicide (severe head trauma)
Other names	The Milwaukee Cannibal The Milwaukee Monster
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment (16 life terms)
Conviction(s)	Child molestation Disorderly conduct Indecent exposure Murder Public intoxication
Killings
Victims	17
Span of killings	June 18, 1978–July 19, 1991
Country	United States
State(s)	Ohio, Wisconsin
Date apprehended	July 22, 1991
Imprisoned at	Columbia Correctional Institution

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was an American serial killer and sex offender, who committed the rape, murder, and dismemberment of seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia,cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeletal structure.

Although diagnosed with borderline personality disorder,schizotypal personality disorder, and a psychotic disorder, Dahmer was found to be legally sane at his trial. Convicted of fifteen of the sixteen murders he had committed in Wisconsin, Dahmer was sentenced to fifteen terms of life imprisonment on February 15, 1992. He was later sentenced to a sixteenth term of life imprisonment for an additional homicide committed in Ohio in 1978.

On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution.

Jeffrey Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960 in West Allis, Wisconsin, the first of two sons born to Joyce Annette (née Flint) and Lionel Herbert Dahmer. Dahmer's mother worked as a teletype machine instructor, whereas his father was a student at Marquette University, working towards a degree in chemistry. His father was of German ancestry, and his mother was of Welsh ancestry.

Although Dahmer was doted upon as an infant and toddler by both parents, his mother was known to be tense, greedy for attention, and argumentative with both her husband and her neighbors. As her son entered first grade, Joyce Dahmer began to spend an increasing amount of her time in bed recovering from weakness. Lionel's university studies kept him away from home much of the time; when he was home, Joyce demanded constant attention. She reportedly would work herself into a state of anxiety over trivial matters simply to achieve appeasement from her husband. On one occasion, Joyce Dahmer attempted suicide from an overdose of the Equanil pills to which she had become addicted. Consequently, neither parent devoted much time to their son.