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Jeffrey Dahmer

American serial killer

Written by John Philip Jenkins

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Last Updated: Apr 5, 2024 • Article History

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Born:: May 21, 1960, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

Died:: November 28, 1994, Portage, Wisconsin (aged 34)

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Jeffrey Dahmer (born May 21, 1960, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.—died November 28, 1994, Portage, Wisconsin) American serial killer whose arrest in 1991 provoked criticism of local police and resulted in an upsurge of popular interest in serial murder and other crimes. Dahmer committed his first murder in Bath township, Ohio, in 1978. A second murder followed in 1987, and during the next five years he killed—mostly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—another 15 boys and young men, who were for the most part poor and African American, Asian, or Latino. Although other serial murderers had claimed far more victims, Dahmer’s crimes were particularly gruesome, ...(100 of 217 words)

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