Why Did Jeffrey Dahmer Kill, Eat Men? Gory Netflix Series Subject's Life Explored
Jeffrey Dahmer's life piqued people's curiosity following the release of the Netflix new documentary series, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."
On September 21, Netflix dominated the internet once again after premiering its "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." The 10-episode series savors popularity, but at the same time, people condemned the streaming giant for romanticizing the brutal killings.
After watching it, people were still left with the question: why Jeffrey Dahmer killed and ate his victims?
The Reason Why Jeffrey Dahmer Committed the Heinous Crimes
FOX6 WakeUp broadcasted the first-ever news report about Dahmer on Jul. 23, 1991. It was the time when the world first discovered Dahmer's story and his crimes.
Following his arrest that year, he told NBC that his parents neglected him despite having normal childhood years.
HITC also revealed that Dahmer's mother suffered depression when he was young. After learning that she had an affair, the killer's father divorced her mother who also attempted suicide.
Instead of his dark past, his desire to kill people was rooted in the pleasure he felt due to his belief that he could control his victims by murdering them.
"I had these obsessive desires to wanting to control them, possess them permanently. As my obsession grew, I was saving body parts such as skulls and skeletons," he told Inside Edition in 1993.
The obsession started when he was 18 years old. In the years thereafter, he reportedly began reading pornography. His killings started when he picked up gay men from bars, saying that killing them after taking advantage of them was "addicting."
What was worse than killing them was that he ate their bodies due to curiosity and growing interest in cannibalism. For Dahmer, devouring them after dismembering their dead bodies made him feel they were part of him.
These addictions were proven by the photos of the victims he took throughout the murder process. One source told The Sun that it helped him recollect the memory and relive the experience.
Keeping the bodies and the dismembered parts "kept him company" while he experienced loneliness and isolation. According to the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, the killing spree helped him aid the negative feelings he had.
The world did not know anything about it not until his intended victim, Tracy Edwards managed to escape and reported the serial killer to the police. He was arrested after the officers visited the apartment and was charged with 16 life sentences.
