Who Was Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was an American serial killer and sex offender who committed the murders of seventeen young men and boys between 1978 and 1991. He was born on May 21, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his crimes involved murder, dismemberment, and the preservation of body parts. Dahmer was arrested in July 1991 after one intended victim escaped and alerted police.
Crimes, Arrest, and Sentence
Dahmer lured victims to his apartment, where he drugged, strangled, and dismembered them. He kept trophies such as photographs and preserved skeletal remains. After his arrest, he confessed to his crimes and was convicted of fifteen murders in 1992. He was sentenced to fifteen consecutive life terms in prison. Dahmer was killed by a fellow inmate in November 1994.
Legacy and Public Record
The case drew widespread media attention and influenced public discussion about serial crime and criminal profiling. Court records and investigative documents are available through public archives. For more details, see the FBI case summary. Dahmer remains one of the most well-known serial killers in American criminal history.
