Jeffrey Dahmer the Serial Killer

Jeffrey Dahmer the Serial Killer

When we look back at some "crimes of the century" some that should

definately

come to mind are the gruesome murders the late Jeffrey Dahmer

performed. This

mysterious serial killer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal,

probably accounted for

one of the most famous cases in history. He seemed to kill for reasons

no better then just

lust and gratification. The serial killer knocked off 17 people over

13 years, all starting

when he was just 18! He would lure his victims, usually young men, to

his apartment

with drugs, alcohol, and money. Dahmer went as far as to dismember and

store body

parts throughout his apartment after killing them. He would sometimes

even eat these

dismembered body parts. Some say he went so long without being caught

because he

chose the ever shifting population such as drifters and prostitutes

who had no real

identity. He did not kill acquaintances or lovers as many murderers

did. When arrested

in Milwaukee in 1991 Dahmer confessed to all 17 murders, and was

sentenced to about

900 years in prison. Dahmer was eventually bludgeoned to death himself

in prison.

Obviously, as the media fed off these sick murders, so many asked how

could

anyone possibly ever think of doing this? Where did this super evil

side in Dahmer come

from? Why did he get away with it for so long,? and Can we foresee

something like this

and prevent it? This is a guy who's neighbor thought would be a good

guy to have some

beer and chips with over a football game. Jeffrey was not abused as a

child, nor did he

have a horrible background. He was born to a rather quiet graduate

student at Marquette

University, and his mother worked for a telephone company. He was a

shy boy who, like

other young boys, liked sweets and loved his dog. It seemed to be a