Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 21, 1960. His family moved to Iowa while his father, Lionel, worked on his Ph.D. in chemistry. When Jeffrey was six, his family moved again to Bath, Ohio, near Akron. After the move, his...

At his 1992 trial, Jeffrey Dahmer, an alcoholic worker in a chocolate factory, admitted to the murder of seventeen young men during a thirteen-year killing spree. His gruesome full disclosure, including accounts of cannibalism, fired the popular...

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994) was an American serial killer. Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, with the majority of the murders occurring between 1989 and 1991. His murders were particularly...

Several years ago, when he was the chairman of Court TV, Henry Schleiff approached one of his bosses, Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons, with an idea for a show. “He was going to have Jeffrey Dahmer on there,” Mr. Parsons recalled recently. “It was kind...

Shortly after Nina Reiser disappeared, police found her blood in her estranged husband's home and car. The passenger seat was missing. The floor was soaked with water. And in the back were two true-crime books about murder.Hans Reiser was quickly questioned, jailed and charged with...

Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2007. There are 317 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 17, 1801, the House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.On...

A rapist who has struck at least five times since April in and around Baytown has not only spread fear in this working-class community but also piqued the interest of those who study the criminal mind.The reason: He preys on other men.That makes him something...