Hismother, Joyce, a teletypemachineinstructorsuffereddepressionandsubstanceuseissues.
SheoftenfoughtwithherhusbandLionel, who's collegestudiesandworkedas a chemist, kepthimawayfromhomebecauseoftheirunravelingmarriage.
ThecoupleneglectedJeffandhisyoungerbrotherDavid.
By 1968 theDahmerslivedinBathTownshipOhio.
YoungGeoffreymayhavealreadybeguntodevelopaninterestinbonesanddeadanimalsatthispoint, eventuallyleadingtohishaving a collectionofboth.
Hestoredthemin a shednearthehousewherehewoulddissectandpreservedtheminformaldehyde.
That's enough.
Dad, youarespendingtoomuchtimeinherewhileattendingreverehighschool, JeffreyDahmerwastheoddoneoutandhebegandrinkingalcoholatschooland I remembersittingnexttohimin a Firstperiod, I believehistoryclassandhehad a styrofoamCupofScotch.
I believeitwasScotch.
I remembersayingJeff, whatisthatandhethrewhisheadbackandheshookitandhesaidit's mymedicine.
Hebrieflyplayedtennisandwasintheschoolband.
Butby 1977 hisgradeshadworsenedregardless.
Dahmer's stillgraduatedinMay, 1978.
Bythenhisparentswereinthemiddleof a messydivorce.
HisdadStayedat a motelwhilehismothertookDavidtogolivewithrelatives, leavingJeffaloneattheHouse.
Hebroughttheguyhome, theyhadaccesstoalcohol, theyweredrinking, theygot a littleintoxicated.
Butwhentheguywantedtoleave, Jeffdidnotwanthimtoleave, hewantedhimtostaybecausehewaslonelyandalsohewasintoxicatedWhenhickstriedtoleave a fewhourslater, Dahmerstruckhimwith a dumbbell, knockinghimunconsciousandstranglinghim.
Hicks's remainswereburiedinthebackyardlaterdestroyedbydomerthisis a really, reallybrutalcrimeAndhedisposesofthebodypartsinthewoodsbehindhishouseandthat's a reallysymbolicplaceforJeffrey.
Hestudiedtobe a medicalspecialistatFortSamHoustoninSanAntonioTexasandinJulyheservedAs a combatmedicinWestGermany, butagain, hissubstanceusedisorderaffectedhisperformanceandhewashonorablydischargedinMarch 1981.
Hisattempttolead a normallifewasnotgoingaccordingtoplanDhamarreturnedtolivewithhisdadandstepmominOhio, butafterbeingarrestedfordrunkanddisorderlyconduct, itwasdecidedhewouldgolivewithhispaternalgrandmotherinWestAllisWisconsininanefforttogethislifebackontrack.
In 1991, Dahmerbegankillingmorefrequently, beginninginFebruarywithteenCurtisDarryl, strongerwhomhe'd metat a busstopCurtisTrotteris a memberofgayyouthMilwaukee.
Didn't hedoitculpability, Yes, butnotoftenevilbecauseevilisalmost a moralissue.
Thewordcameupwithconvictionanddeath.
I thinktherealfearthatpeoplehadwhentheyfirstsawJeffreyDahmerwasthathelookedlikeeverybodyelse.
Hewas a goodlookingyoungmanAndheisnotthepersonthatyouwouldlookatandsaystayawayfromthatguy, JeffreyDahmer's dubbedtheMilwaukeeCannibalortheMilwaukeeMonsterwasofficiallychargedwithfourcountsoffirstdegreemurder.
OnJuly 25, 1991.
Thiswouldbecome a totalof 15 countsbyhisJan 1992 trial.
NoIsdeclaredsaneinall 15 casesagainsthimthough, severalmedicalprofessionalshavediagnosedhimwith a slewofdisorders, includingborderlinepersonalitydisorder, Schizopersonalitydisorder, and a dependenceonalcohol.
I knowhowmuchharm I havecaused.
I triedtodothebest I couldAfterthearresttomakeamends, butnomatterwhat I did, I couldnotundotheterribleharm I havecausedmyattempttohelpidentifytheremainswasthebestthat I coulddo.