Real name/Full name | Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer |
Nickname | Jeff |
Other name(s) | Milwaukee Cannibal, Milwaukee Monster |
Known for | Being one of the most notorious American serial killers |
Physical Stats & More |
Height | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in feet & inches- 6’ 1” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- kg in pounds- lbs |
Eye Colour | Gray |
Hair Colour | Medium Blonde |
Serial Killing |
Number of Killings | 17 Note: He committed 16 homicides in Wisconsin and 1 in Ohio, US between 1978 and 1991. |
Psychiatric disease at the time of killings | Cannibalism, Necrophilia |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 21 May 1960 (Saturday) |
Birthplace | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
Date of Death | 28 November 1994 |
Place of Death | Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, US |
Age (at the time of death) | 34 Years |
Death Cause | Severe head injuries after being hit with a 20-inch (51-centimetre) metal bar by his fellow inmate Christopher Scarver |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Signature | ![A Bible signed by Jeffrey Dahmer, which he owned in prison](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-Bible-signed-by-Jeffrey-Dahmer-which-he-owned-in-prison-1.jpg) |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
School | • Hazel Harvey Elementary School, Doylestown, Ohio, US • Revere High School, Bath Township, Ohio, US |
College/University | Ohio State University (OSU) |
Educational Qualification | He dropped out from Ohio State University (OSU), where he was majoring in business. |
Religion | Christianity Note: He adopted Christianity during his sentence at Columbia Correctional Institution and became a born-again Christian. In May 1994, Dahmer was baptized by Roy Ratcliff, a minister in the Church of Christ. |
Ethnicity | Jeffrey Dahmer had German and Welsh ancestry from his father’s side and Norwegian and Irish ancestry from his mother’s side. |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Address | Apartment 213, Oxford Apartments, 924 N. 25th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
Relationships & More |
Sexual Orientation | Gay |
Marital Status (at the time of death) | Unmarried |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father- Lionel Herbert Dahmer (research chemist)
![A family photo of Jeffrey Dahmer with his father, Lionel Dahmer, and younger brother](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-family-photo-of-Jeffrey-Dahmer-with-his-father-Lionel-Dahmer-and-younger-brother.jpg) Mother- Joyce Dahmer (deceased) (a teletype machine instructor)
![Jeffrey Dahmer posing with his mother, Joyce Dahmer, and younger brother, David Dahmer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jeffrey-Dahmer-posing-with-his-mother-Joyce-Dahmer-and-younger-brother-David-Dahmer.jpg) Stepmother Shari Dahmer
![A picture of Lionel and Shari Dahmer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/starsunfolded.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-picture-of-Lionel-and-Shari-Dahmer.jpg) |
Siblings | Brother- David Dahmer (image in parents section) Sister- None |
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