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The Trial of Jeffrey Dahmer: Serial Killer (1992)

This documentary uses clips of the trial of Jeffrey Dahmer to tell the individual stories of his murders.

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Elkan Allan

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Elkan Allan

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Jeffrey Dahmer ... Self (archive footage)
E. Michael McCann ... Self - Prosecuting Attorney (archive footage)
Gerald P. Boyle Gerald P. Boyle ... Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage) (as Gerald Boyle)
Pat Kennedy ... Self - Detective from Milwaukee Police Dept. (archive footage)
Dennis Murphy ... Self - Detective from Milwaukee Police Dept. (archive footage)
Frederik Berlin Frederik Berlin ... Self - Psychiatrist for the Defense (archive footage) (as Dr. Berlin Fredrick)
Carl Wahlstrom Carl Wahlstrom ... Self - Psychiatrist for the Defense (archive footage) (as Dr. Carl Wahlstrom)
Tracy Edwards ... Self - Survived Attack by Dahmer (archive footage)
Park Dietz ... Self - Psychiatrist for the Prosecution (archive footage) (as Dr. Park Dietz)
Laurence C. Gram Jr. ... Self - Judge (archive footage) (as Hon. Lawrence Gram Jr.)
J.W. Smith J.W. Smith ... Self - Brother of Man Killed by Dahmer (archive footage)
Stanley Miller Stanley Miller ... Self - Uncle of Man Killed by Dahmer (archive footage)
Shirley Hughes Shirley Hughes ... Self - Mother of Man Killed by Dahmer (archive footage)
Dorothy Straughter ... Self - Mother of Man Killed by Dahmer (archive footage)
Janie Hagen Janie Hagen ... Self - Sister of Man Killed by Dahmer (archive footage)
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This video is the real life courtroom trial with associated interviews. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 - November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys - most of whom were of African or Asian descent - between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1987 and 1991. His murders were particularly gruesome, involving rape, torture, dismemberment, necrophilia and cannibalism. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by fellow Columbia Correctional Institution inmate Christopher Scarver with a bar from a weight machine while on work detail in the prison gym. Jeffrey Dahmer was officially indicted on 17 murder charges, which were reduced to 15. The murder cases were already so notorious that the authorities never bothered to charge him in the attempted murder of Edwards. His trial began on January 30, 1992. With evidence overwhelmingly against him, Dahmer pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The ...

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Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to 940 years in jail for the murder of fifteen men. Three years into his jail terms, fellow inmate Christopher Scarver - who was also a convicted murderer serving several life sentences - beat him to death. See more »

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References Faces of Death (1978) See more »

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English

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1992 (USA) See more »

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