Who Is Jeffrey Dahmer A Serial Killer

Jeffrey Dahmer brutally murdered 17 young men. No one suspected him of such crimes since he was known to be nice and friendly. As a child, he was just like any other kid playful and energetic. Until he had a surgery to fix a double hernia. According to his parents, his behavior changed dramatically. Annette Dahmer was described as greedy for attention, argumentative, and tense. Caught up in all his studies, Lionel Dahmer, never gave his wife any attention, consequently causing more arguments. In other words, neither parent devoted any quality time with their son. So, what made Jeffrey Dahmer a serial killer? Himself. There is absolutely no excuse for the murders he committed. The compulsion took over him because he accepted it. We all have urges and inappropriate thoughts, but that does not mean we can just go around and act on them because we feel as though it consuming us. In 1978, Dahmer lured an 18 year old hitchhiker Steve Hicks to his house on the pretext of just hanging out. After hours of drinking and listening to music, Hicks wanted to leave. Hicks decision did not please Jeffrey. As a

I don’t know how else to put it. It did not satisfy me, completely, so maybe I was thinking, maybe another will. Maybe this one will. And the numbers started growing and growing and just spun of control, as you can see.” In other words, he wanted sympathy because he could not handle his “urges”. The fact that he continues to blame the killing spree on his compulsion rather than himself, is just disrespectful. Dahmer never said he heard voices in his head telling him to do those horrific acts, he had negative thoughts, just like any regular person. He was totally aware of his own actions as he stated above. “I was thinking maybe another will. Or maybe this one will.” The inability to be sexually satisfied was the only reason why he continued to kill and when he did not receive it, he hunted down his next