Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer who murdered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
His crimes involved necrophilia and cannibalism, making his name shorthand for extreme depravity.
To call someone a Dahmer or compare them to Dahmer suggests they're creepy or predatory: Quit staring at her like that, Dahmer.
Recurring lone murderer
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- cannibalHuman flesh consumer
- necrophiliacPerson attracted to corpses
- dismembermentRemoval of limbs
drugging · strangulation · acid · preservation · polaroids · refrigerator · barrel · skulls
Person without conscience
- sociopathOne without conscience
- paraphiliaAtypical sexual interest disorder
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- alcoholismAddiction to drinking
compulsion · fantasy · control · loneliness · obsession · detachment · dysfunction · childhood trauma
Genre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- media circusExcessive news coverage event
- morbid curiosityInterest in disturbing things
Evan Peters · infamy · tabloid · biopic · mugshot · glasses · Netflix
Seize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
- life sentenceImprisonment without release
- victim impactStatement describing harm suffered
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
1991 · guilty plea · insanity defense · escape · sentencing
serial killer
Recurring lone murderer
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- cannibalHuman flesh consumer
- necrophiliacPerson attracted to corpses
dismemberment · drugging · strangulation · acid · preservation · polaroids · refrigerator · barrel · skulls · altar
psychopath
Person without conscience
- sociopathOne without conscience
- paraphiliaAtypical sexual interest disorder
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
alcoholism · compulsion · fantasy · control · loneliness · obsession · detachment · dysfunction · childhood trauma · animal cruelty
true crime
Genre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- media circusExcessive news coverage event
Evan Peters · morbid curiosity · infamy · tabloid · biopic · mugshot · glasses · Netflix
arrest
Seize by law
- convictionFirmly held belief
- life sentenceImprisonment without release
- victim impactStatement describing harm suffered
Wisconsin · 1991 · guilty plea · insanity defense · escape · sentencing
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- Famous DeathsAbraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Jeffrey DahmerMother Teresa
Canonized Albanian missionary
Mahatma Gandhi · Fred Rogers · Albert Schweitzer · Florence Nightingale · Desmond Tutu
Jeffrey Dahmerchild advocate
One representing minors' interests
social worker · rescuer · guardian angel · protector · guardian