Jeffrey Dahmer used to drug his victims with sleeping pills before performing the heinous crimes
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Netflix’s new series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story left the viewers shocked as they wondered how he was able to execute the heinous killings so easily.
Here is everything you need to know.
What drug did Jeffrey Dahmer use?
According to an article by Women’s Health Magazine, Jeffrey Dahmer drugged his victims with sleeping pills. These medicines are known as Halcion and consist of triazolam, a sedative drug.
As the audience has already seen in the Netflix series, Dahmer would typically give his victims a drink spiked with Halcion.
Furthermore, it is reported that Dahmer was contradicting the safe way to use these medicines. His victims would drink the laced juice without knowing they were ingesting Halcion. Hence, they were unable to control their actions.
When and how did Jeffrey Dahmer get arrested?
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Jeffrey Dahmer was taken into custody on 22nd July 1991 after one of his victims, Tracy Edwards ran away from his grip.
Fortunately, he was able to get hold of two Milwaukee police officers. They accompanied Edwards back to Dahmer’s apartment.
Moreover, upon investigation, the cops found disturbing Polaroids of dismembered victims in one of Dahmer’s rooms. Hence, he was immediately arrested.
Additionally, after the arrest, Dahmer pled guilty to sixteen counts of murder. He received 16 life sentences which are more than 900 years behind the bars. Subsequently, he revealed that he killed 17 men and boys.
A timeline of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims
According to a report by The Sun, the timeline of Jeffrey Dahmer’s known victims are as follows:
- Steven Hicks was killed in 1978. He was 18 years old.
- Steven Tuomi was killed in 1987. He was 24 years old.
- James Doxtator was also killed in 1987, three months after Tuomi. He was 14 years old.
- Richard Guerrer was killed in 1988. He was 22 years old.
- Anthony Sears was murdered in 1989. He was 24 years old.
- Raymond Lamont Smith and Edward Smith were both killed in 1990. The former was 32 years old while the latter was 27 years old.
- Ernest Miller and David C Thomas were killed in September 1990. They both were 22 years old.
- Curtis Straughter was killed in February 1991. He was 17 years old.
- Errol Lindsey was murdered in April 1991. He was 19 years old.
- Anthony Hughes (31) and Konerak Sinthasomphone (14) were both murdered in May 1991.
- Matt Turner was killed in June 1991. He was 20 years old.
- Oliver Lacy, Jeremiah Weinberger, and Joseph Bradehoft were all killed in July 1991.
