Jeffrey Dahmer Research Papers

Jordan Burrell

Forensics Science

4/6/16

Serial killers; among the likes of Jeffrey Dahmer, or Jack the Ripper are well known names. The list goes on and on with a similar distinction. A white male, aged 30-45, preying on innocent people. Many times a serial killer will kill one specific type of person, for example: Jeffrey Dahmer killed younger men, and Jack the Ripper killed women of the sexually spontaneous variety. Along with the murders, these cold-blooded individuals will often engage in acts with the bodies. From having sexual relations to making furniture or souvenirs or even just keeping the bodies, it is rare that it is just a random murder. These cases receive a lot of attention from the media, but what happens when someone steps

Aileen was born February 29th, 1956, in Rochester, Michigan and was instantly born into a devastating life. Her mother and father had a toxic relationship that was not even attempted to be withheld from their children. Her father had been in the army previously, and went in only to avoid going to prison. Her mother instantly did not want her and never would reclaim her, and 10 years later, her father would be arrested for the rape of a 7 year old girl. And then in 1969, he hung himself in jail. She would never meet her father. Aileen and her brother were adopted by their grandfather and grandmother. Her grandfather was an alcoholic. Many times her and Keith would run away from their grandparents homes. Even as a young child she exhibited anger issues, demonstrated by harsh temper tantrums and outbursts and due to this, she never really gained any friends. Her closest friend was her brother Keith, and they had what seemed like a normal sibling relationship. They would fight sometimes and they would get along some

Aileen murdered Mallory, shooting him four times with a .22 handgun. She would steal the car and then go back to her girlfriends. She right then and there confessed to her, and Tyria would not believe her. Then they packed up all their things, and drove off in the stolen car. Aileen had somewhat thought this process through, because she had dumped what was in the car at one place, then the car at another place, and left the body in the original location. Aileen would not act like this for the next 6 months, but then strike quickly again and murder and rob three more men. Those men were David Speers, Charles Carskaddon, and Peter Simms. She either would kill them after they were involved in a transaction, or she would pose as a motorist in distress, and if someone offered to help her, then she would kill them. The police couldnt even identify that it was one killer, and it was thus that they couldnt figure her out at first. The fact that she was a woman, and also that she left the body farther away from the car made it a challenge for