Jeffrey Dahmer was beaten to death in prison, at Columbia Correctional Institution, in Portage, Wisconsin by a fellow inmate.
How was Jeffrey murdered in prison?
Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to multiple life terms. This amounted to a total sentence of over 900 years in prison. He was sent to the maximum-security Columbia Correctional Institution, where he spent the first year of his sentence in isolation, as they feared for his safety due to his „celebrity.“ He was then transferred to the general wing of the prison with his consent.
In November 1994, a guard briefly left Dahmer and two other inmates unattended while they cleaned the sanitary facilities near the gym. The other inmates took advantage of that moment and beat Dahmer with a dumbbell and an iron bar. After the guard found Dahmer alive in a pool of blood, he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer?
Jeffrey Dahmer was a US serial killer. He lived in the U.S. from 1960 to 1994, committing at least 17 murders of predominantly black, homosexual men and teenagers.
Why did Jeffrey Dahmer commit the murders?
Jeffrey Dahmer was diagnosed with several psychiatric disorders during the processes of processing and sentencing the murders. There is speculation that the medications Jeffrey Dahmer’s mother took while pregnant with him may have had a fruit-damaging effect. In addition, Jeffrey Dahmer went through a thoroughly traumatic childhood:
His mother suffered from various psychiatric problems such as (postnatal) depression and drug addictions. She was repeatedly bedridden for long periods of time. His father was very focused on his career, and the parents argued frequently and violently in front of Jeffrey. After the birth of Jeffrey’s brother, his parents eventually separated and the mother left the then teenage Jeffrey alone for months. His father also paid little attention to him during this time. This ongoing neglect led Jeffrey Dahmer to slip more and more into violent fantasies, which he eventually acted out.
After his arrest, he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, among other disorders. He was also confirmed to have schizoid personality disorder, as well as schizotypal and dissocial personality disorder. He also suffered from alcohol addiction. Other diagnoses, such as necrophilia, sadism, schizophrenic or affective psychosis, and autism, are disputed.
Jeffrey Dahmer himself testified during the interrogations that none of the murders were hate-motivated, homophobic, or racially motivated acts. He had murdered the men because he did not want them to leave him after sex, he said. He had saved the body parts to keep the „essence“ of the men with him forever.
Why did Jeffrey Dahmer go undetected for so long?
Despite the increasingly rapid frequency of the murders and the often careless approach, it took a relatively long time before Jeffrey Dahmer was finally arrested. It should be noted here that he was repeatedly confronted by the police because, for example, neighbors called the police because of the stench of decay coming from Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment. This stench was the result of Dahmer keeping parts – mostly heads – of his victims, or waiting a while before disposing of the bodies. In addition, once, when he was driving at night to dispose of a light, he got into a police checkpoint because he had been driving conspicuously. During this stop, a dismembered body was in a bag in the back seat of his car. However, the controlling officer allowed him to continue driving without a search of the vehicle, even though there would have been sufficient evidence to conduct such a search.
How was Jeffrey Dahmer arrested?
On July 22, 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer had lured another victim to his apartment. Before he could drug and murder the young man, he managed to escape. The young man, still wearing Dahmer’s handcuffs on his wrist, managed to stop a passing police patrol and convince them that they had tried to kill him. The officers then escorted the man to Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment, where the officers found a knife under the bed. They also noticed Polaroid photos of murder victims in an open drawer. This was the catalyst for the initial arrest of Jeffrey Dahmer. Before taking Jeffrey to the station, they noticed a severed head in the refrigerator, at which point officers called for backup and eventually took Dahmer to Milwaukee police headquarters.