Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer | |
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Born | May 21, 1960 |
Died | November 28, 1994 |
Cause of death | Murder by Blunt trauma |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Serial killer |
Parent(s) | Lionel Dahmer Joyce Flint (dead) |
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. He was born in Wisconsin and moved to Ohio in 1966. He murdered young males in Wisconsin and Ohio from 1978-1991. In 1992, he was convicted of 15 murders. Dahmer later confessed to 17 murders in all, dating back to his first victim in 1978. The jury rejected Dahmer's insanity defense, and he was sentenced to 15 life terms (life imprisonment is the maximum penalty that Wisconsin has, but not Ohio, which has the death penalty). He was beaten to death with workout equipment by another inmate, Christopher Scarver, who had been jailed for murder, on the morning of November 28, 1994.[1] Scarver also killed another inmate, Jesse Anderson, at the same time with the workout equipment. Anderson had been jailed for murder as well. They had all been working out together.
Dahmer was diagnosed with three personality disorders: antisocial,[2] borderline, and schizotypal.[3]
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- Deaths by beating
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- People with antisocial personality disorder
- People with borderline personality disorder