Jeffrey Dahmer Research Paper

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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born on May 21, 1960, to Lionel and Joyce Dahmer at Evangelical Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Despite Mrs. Dahmer’s rough pregnancy, Dahmer was a loved and wanted child. According to New York Times “Dahmer did not fit the classic serial killer pattern. He wasn't an abused child. He grew up not in a foster home but an actual home where he was loved.” (Rank). He never showed signs of mental problems as a young child but as he grew he became more withdrawn from others. When Dahmer was 6, he suffered from a double hernia and needed surgery to correct it. After his surgery it seemed as if he felt invaded. By 1st grade, Dahmer was completely withdrawn from his peers and family(Jeffrey Dahmer). As Dahmer grew older he gained an odd interest in dead animal remains. After dissecting and skinning the remains that he searched for, he would dispose of the bodies in his own graveyard and…show more content…
He wound up dropping out after the first semester due to too many missed classes. Being drunk almost the entire term, Dahmer's father felt that joining the military would help him. Dahmer spent two years in the military before being released because of his alcoholism. After being discharged, Dahmer moved to Miami Beach, Florida to avoid facing his father. While in Florida he was arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct causing him to move in with his grandmother in West Allis (Jeffrey). During the six years at his grandmothers house she found a fully dressed male mannequin hidden in his closet and a .375 magnum under his bed. Dahmer’s grandmother started noticing strange behaviors in her grandson and began noticing strange smells coming from her basement. Dahmer later told his father that he took in a dead squirrel and dissolved him in chemicals. Due to his late nights and the foul smells coming from the basement Dahmer’s grandmother kicked him out. Dahmer moved into his own

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