Episode 44: The Milwaukee Cannibal

The Milwaukee Cannibal

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, Part 1

By the evening of July 23, 1991, the evening news in Milwaukee came out regarding the arrest of a man, the night before, with various body parts found in his apartment. Soon, the world would read in horror of the atrocities committed by Jeffrey Dahmer, soon coined “The Milwaukee Cannibal.” Each day after his arrest more details would emerge of his monstrous crimes.

In Part 1, with their guest, Mira Manni, Denise and Zelda discuss all the events that would lead to Dahmer’s arrest and what happened once he went to prison. Then, they discuss what happened next with his mother and father. Over the years, Dahmer’s mother has been demonized, but is it really all that simple?

Come back next week for Part 2 when we go deep into his family tree, a tree filled with secrets and surprises.

**TRIGGER WARNING**
Typically, we do not get too graphic with the crimes of our subjects. However, in this episode, we do.

Steven Mark Hicks (Copy)

Dahmer’s First Victim
Murdered 18 Jun 1978

Steven Walter Tuomi (Copy)

Victim #2
Murdered 20 Nov 1987

James Edward Doxtater (Copy)

Victim #3
Murdered 16 Jan 1988

Richard Guerrero (Copy)

Victim #4
Murdered 24 Mar 1988

Anthony Lee Sears (Copy)

Victim #5
Murdered 25 March 1989

Raymond Lamont Smith "Ricky Beeks" (Copy)

Victim #6
Murdered 20 May 1990

Edward Warren "Eddie" Smith (Copy)

Victim #7
Murdered 14 Jun 1990

Ernest Marquez Miller (Copy)

Victim #8
Murdered 2 Sept 1990

David Courtney Thomas (Copy)

Victim #9
Murdered 24 Sep 1990

Curtis Durrell Straughter (Copy)

Victim #10
Murdered 18 Feb 1991

Erroll Lindsey (Copy)

Victim #11
Murdered 7 Apr 1991

Tony Anthony Hughes (Copy)

Victim #12
Murdered 24 March 1991

Konerak Sinthasomphone (Copy)

Victim #13
Murdered 27 May 1991

Matt Cleveland Turner (Copy)

Victim #14
Murdered 30 Jun 1991

Jeremiah Benjamin Weinberger (Copy)

Victim #15
Murdered 5 Jul 1991

Oliver Joseph Lacy (Copy)

Victim #16
Murdered 15 Jul 1991

Joseph Arthur Bradehoft (Copy)

Dahmer’s Last Victim, #17
Murdered 19 Jul 1991

Jeffrey Dahmer’s Mugshot

Source: Wikipedia

The home of Jeffrey’s grandmother, Catherine Hughes Dahmer.

Source: The Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, 11 Aug 1991

Source: The Olympian (WA), 11 Aug 1991

Source: Green Bay Press Gazette, 15 Jul 2001

Dahmer’s Senior Picture

Jeffrey Dahmer graduated in 1978 from Revere High School in Richfield, Ohio.

The Dahmer Home, Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio.

Zelda shares the detail of this picture and Dahmer’s senior prom.
Source: The Akron Beacon Journal, 11 Aug 1991

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The Dahmer Family

Pictures of happier times for the Dahmer family.

Top Left: Jeffrey, father Lionel, mother Joyce, and brother David.

Bottom Left: Lionel and Joyce with baby Lionel.

Right: Joyce, Jeffrey, and Lionel.

Lionel Dahmer’s Senior High School Photo
Source: Nathan Hale High School Yearbook, 1954

A photo of Joyce Flint in an engagement announcement for the couple.
Source: Chippewa Herald Telegram (WI), 11 Mar 1959

Wedding announcement for Lionel Dahmer and Joyce Flint
Source: The Capital Times (WI), 17 Apr 1959