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content •BACKGROUND - 2 - 3 •KILLINGS - 4 - 5 •STATS - 6 - 7 •OPINIONS - 8- 9 •WORDS - 10 - 11 •DEATH - 12 - 13
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a few opening words He was one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, his name was Jeffrey Dahmer, also named the Milwaukee Cannibal. This booklet collates various facts, opinions and statistics on this infamous killer who shocked so many. Whether you’re willing to admit it or not, the inner workings of serial killers minds is a mysterious thing that only those who possess it can fathom. While this individual may be demonised as a monster, it is always of great importance that we delve deeper into the mind of these people and try and decode what went so wrong morally. Disclaimer: the purpose of this booklet is not to glorify this man or his actions in any way.
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B A C K G R O UND
Jeffrey Dahmer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 21st 1960. His parents were Lionel and Joyce Dahmer, who seem to have brought him up in a loving home. Dahmer seemed like a regular, happy child until a minor surgery on a double hernia which coincided with his little brother’s birth; which effected his self confidence and effected him from age 6. His father’s job opportunity meant the family moving from Iowa to Ohio, leaving Dahmer virtually friendless and disengaged. In an interview, Dahmer said he felt strange urges for violence and necrophilia around age 14, and the psychological stress of his parents divorce could be said to be the trigger for him acting on these impusive thoughts later in his life. His first victim was Steven Hicks, a hitch hiker he picked up in June 1978, just after his high school graduation. Years on, he had a drinking problem which resulted in him
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dropping out of the University of Ohio, after only one term. After this, he was posted to Germany as his remarried dad insisted he joined the army. Two years later they discharged him for his abuse of alcohol. After this he would only get worse and continue his murders.
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When I was a little kid I was just like an y bod y else .
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KILLINGS
While kids Dahmer’s age were busy growing up, he was collecting road kill, skinning them and keeping the bones to preserve. In June 1988, he was struggling with his sexuality, alongside the intense sadistic fantasies. It was then that he picked up Steven Hicks, his first victim. The process was usually the same, he would meet unsuspecting victims at gay bars, entice with alcohol and then drug and kill them. This was predominantly by strangulation and sometimes torture. There was always a sexual element to Dahmer’s murders. He got his name as the Milwaukee Cannibal as he would sometimes refrigerate their organs and clean there bones and collect them, much reflecting his childhood hobby.
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The contents of Jeffrey Dahmer’s fridge.
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60% of serial killers wet the bed past age 12.
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More than 70% of them experienced problems with substance according to the FBI. Between 30-38% of psychopaths show abnormal brain wave patterns. 70% had a head injury in childhood or adolescence. 90% of serial killers are male. 65% of female.
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15% of serial killer’s victims are chosen entirely at random
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Most serial killers are young, and 40% of them started when they were in their 20s. 46% kill for enjoyment. 31% kill for financial gain. 23% of victims are strangled.
VICTIMS
Stephen Hicks - 18 - June, 1978 Steven Tuomi - 26 - September, 1987 Jamie Doxtator - 14 - October, 1987 Richard Guerrero - 25 - March, 1988 Anthony Sears - 24 - February, 1989 Eddie Smith - 36 - June, 1990 Ricky Beeks - 27 - July, 1990 Ernest Miller - 22 - September, 1990 David Thomas - 23 - September, 1990 Curtis Straughter - 16 - February, 1991 Errol Lindsey - 19 - April, 1991 Tony Hughes - 31 - May 24, 1991 Konerak Sinthasomphone - 14 - May 27, 1991 Matt Turner - 20 - June 30, 1991 Jeremiah Weinberger - 23 - July 5, 1991 Oliver Lacy - 23 - July 12, 1991 Joseph Bradeholt - 25 - July 19, 1991
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I don ’ t think I’m capable o f creating an y thing . I think the only thing I ’ m capable o f is destro y ing .
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is being a serial killer down to nature or nurture?
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OPINIONS
I think both nature and nurture are causes. It depends on upbringing but not always, sometimes it can just be how they are or something in their brain that is not quite right and reacts to situations differently, without choice.
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I’d say nurture is definitely one of the main factors. I think the way you were raised strongly effects what you think is right and wrong. Being raised in a violent household may also influence kids to become violent as they grow older, or it could do the opposite and make them a more kind and caring person. I believe some people are more predestined to be lest empathetic towards others. I think that nurture has a big impact, it can be very damaging for someone at an early age to have a bad family life.
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a “sick pathetic, miserable life story, that’s all it is. - jeffrey dahmer
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12 NOVEMBER 28, 1994 Jeffrey Dahmer was bludgeoned to death by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver. Dahmer had stated in his will he wished for no services to be conducted and that he wished to be cremated.In September 1995, Dahmer’s body was cremated, and his ashes divided between his parents.
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Jeffrey Dahmer: The Milkwaukee Cannibal
Created by Lo Wilcock