While there is insurmountable material available on Dahmer, these digital resources provide a collectively detailed understanding of key case events; professional practices and opinions; Dahmer’s own insight into his life and crimes; and the era and communities in which he was active.
All credit goes to their original uploaders.
Police and Psychiatrists —– / —– Court and Prison —– / —– Misc.
Police and Psychiatrists
Milwaukee Police Confession
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Dahmer’s original police confession, as taken by Det. Kennedy and Det. Murphy of the MPD.
Also includes a criminal complaint for 15 counts of First-Degree Intentional Homicide and Dahmer’s July ’91 mugshots.
West Allis Police Investigation
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Nearly 100 pages regarding the WAPD’s investigation into Jeffrey Dahmer and the crimes he committed in their city (including the 1988 assault on Ronald Flowers).
Featuring a write up of the WAPD’s interviews with Jeffrey and Lionel Dahmer; accounts of Jeffrey provided by his grandma’s neighbours; and contact with the families of James Doxtator, Richard Guerrero and Anthony Sears.
Report from Dr. Norman Goldfarb (1989)
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“Jeffrey Dahmer presents as a seriously disturbed young man… He is not aware of any internal defects but places the blame for all events in his life on external causes… Periods of crisis are to be expected… He must be considered impulsive and dangerous.”
Dr. Goldfarb’s four-page evaluation of a largely uncooperative 28-year-old Dahmer, following charges of child molestation.
Psychiatrist Reports (1991 – 92)
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Various reports on Dahmer from several of the psychiatrists hired to assess him prior to the trial.
Contains interview transcripts and/or assessments from: Dr. Fredrick Fosdal, Dr. Carl Wahlstrom, Dr. Park Dietz, Dr. George Palermo, Dr. Samuel Friedman, Dr. Kathleen Stafford and Dr. Fred Berlin.
Wendy Patrickus’ Tape Transcripts
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“I haven’t been thinking normally for years.”
Transcribed extracts from Dahmer’s conversations with assistant attorney Wendy Patrickus. Recorded during his time in police custody following his final arrest.
FBI Interview
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Transcript of Dahmer’s interview with FBI agents on August 13th, 1992.
Interviewed for the purposes of Behavioural Science (and to clarify his uninvolvement with the Adam Walsh case), Dahmer discusses the development of his fantasies; his attempts to control his “obsession”; his M.O; and various other topics related to his early life and crimes.
Court and Prison
State of Wisconsin vs. Jeffrey Dahmer (1989) + Probation Reports (1990 – 1991)
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note: low quality from original source
The full transcript of Dahmer’s ’89 court hearing following a charge of Second Degree Sexual Assault, prior to being sentenced to one year in the House of Corrections.
Also includes excerpts from the notes taken by probation officer Donna Chester – whom Dahmer was required to attend regular meetings with as part of his subsequent parole.
WI v. Dahmer – 1992
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Dahmer’s sanity trial. Recorded by Court TV.
‘Dahmer Sane’ – February 16th, 1992
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Newspaper coverage following the verdict of Dahmer’s trial, courtesy of ‘The Milwaukee Journal‘.
Prison Documents
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A handful of prison documents discussing Dahmer’s potential arrival at CCI prior to his trial; write-ups for his creation of a toothbrush shiv and request for cyanide tablets; and a potential threat on him from another inmate.
Misc.
Revere High School Yearbook – 1978
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Covering Dahmer’s senior year and issued just a few months before the murder of his first victim.
Dahmer features on pages: 6, 103 (blacked out after sneaking into the National Honor Society’s photo), 115 (background, doorway to the left, as acquaintances try and convince him to sneak into the Rock Climbing Team’s picture too) and 150.
‘Brandy Dahmer’ on YouTube
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A collector and curator of Dahmer materials for 30+ years with an archive of original and rare news coverage.
Apartment #213 photos
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High quality images of Dahmer’s apartment interior.
Military Files
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200+ pages detailing Dahmer’s time in the military (1978 – 1981).
Includes documents regarding his health, disciplinaries and honourable (six-month early) discharge.
In Step – August 1991
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Gay-interest zine circulating Wisconsin from the mid-80s to the early-00s.
Dedicated to the victims of Jeffrey Dahmer, this issue examines some of the wider effects Dahmer’s crimes had on Milwaukee’s gay community; the media’s problematic use of the term “homosexual overkill”; and speculation on why law enforcement failed to apprehend Dahmer sooner. It also includes support for those impacted by the murders and plans for a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims.