By: Anchal Sheenmar

Jeff was born on May 21,1960 in West Wisconsin. His father Lionel Dahmer was an alcoholic. He was not physically or sexually abused. Parents had extreme problems in their marriage. Lacked self confidence . He often remained at home , in his room alone. Often very quiet and tense looking with an empty look on his face.

Bullied at school His parents went through a harsh divorce. Showed little interest in hobbies or social interactions. He often biked around his neighborhood looking for dead animals, which he dissected at home. It was during this time that Dahmer killed his first victim, a hitch-hiker named Stephen Hicks Dropped out of College. He lacked in direction and often came in drunk

 He is a lust killer. Sexually motivated and killed for a pure turn on. Jeffery Dahmer was a process- focused killer ( killed slowly) Often had obsessive fantasies He is a disorganized type of serial killer Left lost of evidence behind He progresses through his fantasies.

 Committed his first murder at the age of 18. Murdered a hitch hiker in June of 1978, then buried his body in his own back yard. Nine years passed before he killed again Dahmer picked up 26-year-old man at a bar and killed him on impulse After the murder, Jeffery began to pick up his pace with this killings. 2 murders in 1988 1 murder in 1989 4 murders in 1990 Two more in February and April of 1991, and another in May 1991

Stephen Hicks Jun 1978 Matt Turner- 6/91 Steven Toumi- Sep. 1987 Jeremiah Weinberger-7/91 Jamie Doxtator Oct. 1987 Oliver Lacy- 7/91 Richard Guerrero- March 1988 Joseph Bradeholt- 7/91 Anthony Sears Feb. 1989 Eddie Smith- June 1990 Ricky Beeks- July 1990 Ernest Miller- Sep. 1990 David Thomas Sep. 1990 Curtis Straughter, Feb. 1991 Errol Lindsey- April 1991 Tony Hughes- May 1991 Konerak Sinthasomphone- May 1991

Aura : As a teen he fantasized about killing and raping

men. Trolling: He would go to bars Wooing: He would ask guys if they would be interested in posing for pictures for money Capture: - Friday nights , spending weekends with them. - drug them by crushing prescription drugs blending it with their drinks - rape them. Murder: - Strangling his victims - leather strap - document with a Polaroid camera. - he experimented with handcuffing them -revealing his intentions before the drugs completely kicked in in order to torture them. Totem: - ate parts of victims and kept photographs Depression: Murders did not match the same feelings and desires in his fantasies.

His crimes included luring victims into his home and strangling them before dismembering their bodies. He would pour acid into a hole drilled in his victim's skull while they were still alive. Wanted to turn his victims into zombies Kept Human skulls which were found in his closets Kept pictures of his victims alive and after their bodies had been dismembered. Frozen human heads and hands in his freezer Had humans steaks in his fridge Human hearts were found in his freezer along with other body parts Ate his victims

 Breakdown of his parents' marriage, caused psychological stresses. With events such as this, it may have been the turning point in his life where he decided to turn his thoughts into actions. Due to his parents split and his odd behaviour Jeff was often neglected. He often said that he ate his victims so they would be a part of him and would never leave him.