The Murders
The one that got him Caught
July 22, 1991 Dahmer invited 32 year old Tracy Edwards to come into his apartment have a beer.When Edwards entered the apartment he noticed a foul smell as well as a couple boxes of muratic acid which dahmer claimed to use to clean bricks. Dahmer then tried to put a handcuff on Edwards saying he wanted him to pose for naked photos in the bed room. Once Edwards entered the bed room Dahmer had pulled a knife on him and was wanting him to strip saying he was going to enjoy eating his heart. Edwards noticed naked photos of both alive and dead men all over the walls as well as a blue 50 gallon drum in which the smell was coming from. Edwards punched Dahmer in the face and fled the apartment minutes later flagging down a Milwaukee Police officer.
The first victim
Just three weeks after graduation Dahmer committed his first murder an 18 year old hitch hiker. Mark hicks was taken back to Dahmers house the pair drank together. After several hours hicks tried to leave but dahmer wasn't done with him he hit Hicks over the head with a dumbbell knocking him unconscious.Dahmer then proceeded to strangle his unconscious victim to death once Hicks was dead Dahmer stripped him and stood over him while Masturbating. The following day Dahmer dissected the body in the crawl space.
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Suspects
Police never had any leads in the disappearances of the young men because Dahmer never left evidence. Dahmer targeted random people they were men he never knew before and had no connection to. Dahmer dissolved the bodies with acid leaving no evidence other then the souvenirs he kept within his apartment.
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