How Did Jeffrey Dahmer Die? The Truth About How His Life Unfolded in Prison
In the early 1990s, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested by Milwaukee police for the murder of 17 men between the years of 1978 and 1991. While the story of his demise occurred three decades ago, a new generation is learning about Jeffrey's wrongdoings with Evan Peters' portrayal in the Netflix miniseries Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
As folks tune into the Ryan Murphy-produced adaptation, they learn the story of the lengths Jeffrey went to in order to commit each of his crimes. The extent of his wrongdoings was further explored when Tracy Edwards tipped off the police to search Jeffrey's apartment, leading to the discovery of photographic evidence that documented the murders. Coupled with the police finding victims' body parts throughout the residency, this led to Jeffrey pleading guilty to 16 counts of murder and receiving 16 life sentences.
But this wasn't the end of his story. In the Netflix show, Jeffrey gets sent to the Columbia Correctional Facility in Wisconsin to serve his time. While he's there, he meets Christopher Scarver, who murders him while they and another inmate were cleaning the prison gym unsupervised. Due to the show having a graphic ending, it made viewers wonder if this was an accurate portrayal of Jeffrey's death. Here's what you need to know about how Jeffrey Dahmer died:
How did Jeffrey Dahmer die?
According to multiple reports, Jeffrey Dahmer died in the Columbia Correctional Facility on November 28, 1994. At the time, he had served just over two years. That morning, Jeffrey had been assigned to clean the gym alongside two other inmates — Jesse Anderson and Christopher Scarver.
Per a report from The Independent, the trio was busy cleaning the showers when prison guards left them unattended. Christopher, who was serving a life sentence after murdering a member of the Wisconsin Conservation Corps., had snuck a metal bar under his clothing before entering the gym.
Upon realizing they were alone, he took out the 20-inch, five-pound bar and beat both Jeffrey and Jesse to death with it. While Jeffrey's murder may have appeared to be a random act, Christopher would later tell the New York Post why he did it.
"[Jeffrey] crossed the line with some people — prisoners, prison staff. Some people who are in prison are repentant — but he was not one of them," he told the outlet in April 2015.
While he never interacted with him prior to the murder, Christopher told the publication he felt provoked after he was poked in the back and wasn't sure which of the two other inmates had done it. He also noted he carried a newspaper clipping that recounted how Jeffrey committed the murders, further spurring feelings of anger towards him.
"I turned around, and [Jeffrey] and Jesse were kind of laughing under their breath," he continued. "I looked right into their eyes, and I couldn’t tell which had done it ... I asked [Jeffrey] if he did those things ’cause I was fiercely disgusted.
Christopher concluded: "He was shocked. Yes, he was. He started looking for the door pretty quick. I blocked him. He ended up dead. I put his head down."
He was later sentenced to two more life sentences on top of the one he was already serving.
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