The 17 victims of a monster
Steven Hicks, 19. June 1978. He was Dahmer’s first victim – picked up while hitchhiking, beaten and strangled. Steven Tuomi, 24. Sept 1987. Dahmer met Steven at a gay bar before the pair retreated to a nearby hotel and drank heavily. Jamie Doxtator, 14. Oct 1987. Dahmer lured the troubled teen to his home promising him $50 if he would pose nude. Dahmer then drugged and strangled him. Richard Guerrero, 25. March 1988. After meeting Richard at a gay bar Dahmer lured him home and after having sex, drugged and strangled him. Anthony Sears, 24. Feb 1989. Also drugged and strangled. Dahmer kept Anthony’s skull and genitals as trophies. Raymond Lamont Smith, 33. May 1990. Raymond was the first victim to be defiled after death. Edward W Smith, 27. June 1990. Dismembered and dissolved in acid. Ernest Miller, 22. Sept 1990. Parts of Ernest were put in Dahmer’s fridge to be eaten and his skeleton put in a cupboard. David Thomas 23. Sept 1990. He killed David by lacing his drink with sleeping pills. Curtis Straughter, 19. Feb 1991. His body was crushed and dumped in Dahmer’s garage. Errol Lindsey, 19. April 1991. He was offered money to pose naked and was then strangled. Anthony Hughes, 31. May 1991. Deaf and mute, Anthony was coaxed into Dahmer’s flat by requests for him to model. Konerak Sinthasomphone. 14. May 1991 Dahmer drilled a hole in his head and injected acid. Matt Turner, 20. June 1991. Matt was lured into Dahmer’s house and then strangled. Jeremiah Weinberger. 23. July 1991 Jeremiah had boiling water injected into his brain. Oliver Lacy, 23. July 1991. His corpse was dismembered and sexually abused and his heart put in the fridge. Joseph Bradehoft, 25. July 1991. The final known victim was found by police partially dismembered.