BACKGROUND OF THE CRIMES

Dahmer's victims were mostly African American men that he met in gay meeting areas. He used money or sex to lure them back to his apartment. Dahmer gave his victims alcohol laced with drugs and would usually kill them by strangulation. He would then commit sexual acts with the corpse and dismember it, usually keeping the skull or genitals as souvenirs. It was typical of Dahmer to photograph the entire process. He began to see if he could control still-living corpses. He attempted lobotomies on living victims where he would drill into their brains and inject muriatic acid. Most died, but Dahmer claims one victim lived for a few days in a zombie state. He began using chemicals to dispose of the bodies, and had a 57 gallon container of acid in his apartment which he used to dissolve the bodies. Dahmer also attempted many different processes to preserve the bodies and skin. Dahmer also attempted eating some of his victims.