When neighbors complained of the smell emanating from his apartment, Dahmer told them his refrigerator was broken and he was waiting to get it fixed. Dismembering the body in his bathroom, Dahmer boiled the remains, dissolving them in a container of acid except for Smith’s skull, which he kept in a cabinet alongside Sears’ skull. apartment, Dahmer strangled him with his hands before taking Polaroid pictures of the corpse in suggestive poses. After drugging Smith at his North 25 th St. Just months after being released from jail, Dahmer killed Raymond Smith, a 32-year-old prostitute he had offered $50 for sex. May 1990: Shortly after his release, Dahmer kills again Paroled from jail two months early, Dahmer rented an apartment at 924 North 25 th Street in Milwaukee. Sentenced to 12 months of jail time and five years of probation for second-degree sexual assault, Dahmer was permitted work release in order to keep his job as a mixer at Ambrosia Chocolate Factory, while also being required to register as a sex offender. May 1989: Dahmer is sentenced to 12 months in jail with work release For a time, he stored the box in his work locker. Sears was the first victim from whom Dahmer took trophies, storing and preserving Sears’ head and genitals, which he kept in a wooden box. Dahmer, fearing his apartment was being watched by the police, brought Sears to his grandmother’s basement to be drugged and strangled. March 1989: After killing his fifth victim, Dahmer begins to keep trophiesĪspiring model Anthony Sears, 24, became Dahmer’s fifth victim after they met at a bar. Dahmer spent a week in jail before being released on bail. Within days of securing a one-bedroom apartment, Dahmer was arrested and charged with second-degree sexual assault and enticing a child for immoral purposes after luring 13-year-old Keison Sinthasomphone back to his apartment, where he drugged and molested the boy before his intended victim escaped, taking his story to the police. September 1988: Dahmer is arrested for sexual assaultĭahmer’s grandmother had become annoyed with his bringing men to her house late at night-and with the foul smells emanating from the basement-so she eventually told him to move out. This time, Dahmer dismembered the body within 24 hours-but hiding his killings and the dismemberments was becoming increasingly difficult. After drugging Guerrero with sleeping pills, Dahmer strangled him before performing sexual acts on the corpse. Dahmer offered Guerrero $50 to return to his grandmother’s house and spend the night with him. Richard Guerrero met his killer outside a Milwaukee gay bar. March 1988: Dahmer meets his next victim outside a gay bar After drugging him, Dahmer strangled Doxtator, disposing of his body in similar fashion to that of Tuomi. READ MORE: Jeffrey Dahmer's Life (and Death) in Prison October 1987: Dahmer lures in another victimĭahmer brought 14-year-old James Doxtator to the basement of his grandmother’s house after promising him $50 in exchange for posing for nude photos. Placing the body in a suitcase, Dahmer transported it to his grandmother’s basement where, a week later, he dismembered it and placed it in the trash, except for the head which he retained for a further week before boiling it in industrial detergent and bleach, eventually pulverizing the brittle skull. Dahmer would later tell authorities he had only planned on drugging Tuomi and had no recollection of beating him to death with his fists.
September 1987: Dahmer kills his next victim, nine years after his firstĪfter taking Steven Tuomi, 24, back to a hotel room, Dahmer says he awoke the following morning to find Tuomi dead alongside him in bed. Charged with disorderly conduct, he was sentenced to one year of probation and to undergo counseling. August 1986: He is charged with disorderly conductĪrrested for masturbating in front of two boys, Dahmer told authorities he was merely urinating.