Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born May 21, 1960 in West Allis, Wisconsin, US. His mother, Joyce Annette, worked as a teletype machine instructor while his father, Lionel HerbertDahmer, was a student at Marquette University. From all accounts Dahmer was ahappy child who loved typical toddler activities. Unlike the average toddler, at the age of four Dahmer had began killing animals and bringing them home to dissect.(apa- http://www.freewebs.com/serialkillerfacts/jeffreydahmer.htm) It was not until the age of six, after undergoing hernia surgery, that his personality began to change from a elated social child to a loner who kept to himself and became withdrawn.(apa-crime.about) Dahmer had an interest inanimals from an early age, in his pre-teen years he began to collect road kill; his favorite hobby.He had a fascination with stripping the animal carcasses and storing the bone away. His father, Lionel was intrigued by fire and made bombs as a child. He wrote a book about his life after his sons conviction. "A dark pathway had been dug into my brain", he writes. Young Jeffrey is transfixed by a pile of bones, which only seems macabre after the adult Jeffrey's deadly deeds. At the time, Lionel saw it as normal curiosity.(apa-trutv) Dahmer attended RivereHigh School where he continued being a loner. During this time, he developed a