Inside the Mind of a Killer: Analyzing Jeffrey Dahmer's Crime Scene

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On December 13 , 1995, a judge ordered Dahmer’s brain cremated, forever preventing scientists from revealing its secrets. But decades later, neuroscientists have studied the criminal mind and found commonalities. This is your brain on murder. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley speaks with Anne E. Schwartz, the journalist who first reported on the Jeffrey Dahmer case, to recount her experiences during the investigation. Jeffrey Dahmer , known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, killed and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. But what made him tick? That’s what we’re here to explore. Dahmer wasn’t born a monster. Like many of us, he started as an innocent child. His family life was far from ideal, though. Seventeen innocent young men and boys had their lives taken from them in the hands of Jeffrey Dahmer — two of which were only fourteen years old. Their remains were raped, dismembered, bleached. From Jeffrey Dahmer to Ted Bundy to Son of Sam, serial killers have long inspired public fear—and public fascination. What, we wonder, could drive someone to commit such crimes—and how do these people get away with murder for so long? Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer murdered and dismembered seventeen boys and men. But he is most notorious for what happened to his victims after their grisly deaths and the shocking. Published in 1993, this book delves into the life and crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer , who murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Masters provides a comprehensive biography that seeks to understand the mind of a killer while avoiding sensationalism. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer , born May 21, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US is known to be responsible for the murders of 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991.