Inside the Mind of Jeffrey Dahmer: The Cannibal Killer

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When asked in a November 18, 1991 interview to whom the altar was dedicated, Dahmer replied: "Myself ... It was a place where I could feel at home." He further described his intended altar as a "place for meditation", from where he believed he could draw a sense of power, adding: "If this [his arrest] had happened six months later, that's what they would have found." [248] Indictment Worthington, Rogers (January 31, 1992). "Dahmer's Grisly Motivation is Debated". The Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021 . Retrieved June 18, 2021.

Buelow, Michael C. (December 16, 1994). "Bar From Weight Room Used to Kill Dahmer". Herald Journal. Logan, Utah: Adams Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved April 29, 2018– via Google News. June 14: Edward Warren Smith, 27. [342] A known acquaintance of Dahmer who was last seen in his company at a party. [343] Dahmer acidified Smith's skeleton; his skull was destroyed unintentionally when placed in the oven in an effort to remove moisture. [344] No remains were ever found.

Tron, Gina (October 27, 2017). "Everything You Need to Know About Jeffrey Dahmer". oxygen.com . Retrieved September 28, 2022. Jeffrey Dahmer's Killer Explains Why He Did It". ABC7 Chicago. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018 . Retrieved July 21, 2017. O'Connor, William (July 28, 1991). "And So We Ask: Who - and Why - is This Man?". Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved November 14, 2022. Officers Tell Jury of Letting Dahmer Keep Boy". The New York Times. February 13, 1992. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021 . Retrieved October 2, 2021. Shortly after completing his lengthy confessions in 1991, Dahmer had requested to Detective Murphy that he be given a copy of the Bible. [258] This request was granted and Dahmer gradually devoted himself to Christianity and became a born-again Christian. On his father's urging, he also read creationist books from the Institute for Creation Research. [297] In May 1994, Dahmer was baptized by Roy Ratcliff, a minister in the Church of Christ and a graduate of Oklahoma Christian University whom he had met on April 20. [298] This service was conducted in the prison whirlpool. [299] [300]

Defense Claims Dahmer Was a 'Killing Machine' ". The New York Times. February 15, 1992. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 . Retrieved October 22, 2020.Dahmer chose to inject boiling water as opposed to hydrochloric acid into Weinberger's skull as three previous attempts to render victims unresistant and submissive via acid injections had been unsuccessful. [205] Dahmer's murders were committed at a time of heightened racial tension in Milwaukee. A professor of community studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Walter Farrell, later stated race relations in the city had been "in a state of disrepair for nearly a decade" at the time of Dahmer's arrest. [n 19] In an August 1991 interview given to the Christian Science Monitor, Farrell stated that news of the murders, as well as the conduct of Milwaukee police officers John Balcerzak and Joseph Gabrish with regards to victim Konerak Sinthasomphone, exacerbated and highlighted racial tensions within the city. [320] Land, Olivia (January 17, 2023). "Jeffrey Dahmer's Stepmother Shari Dead at 81". The New York Post . Retrieved January 26, 2023. In October 1966, the family moved to Doylestown, Ohio. [25] When Joyce gave birth in December, Dahmer was allowed to choose the name of his new baby brother; he chose the name David. [26] The same year, Lionel earned his degree [27] and started work as an analytical chemist in nearby Akron, Ohio. [28]