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Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (/ˈdɑːmər/; May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.[4] Many of his later murders involved necrophilia,[5] cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.[6] Jeffrey Dahmer Dahmer looks at the camera. He wears glasses and a grey jacket. Mug shot of Dahmer taken by the Milwaukee Police Department, July 1991 Born Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer May 21, 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Died November 28, 1994 (aged 34) Portage, Wisconsin, U.S. Cause of death Homicide by bludgeoning (severe skull and brain trauma)[1] Resting place Cremated, ashes given to parents Other names The Milwaukee Cannibal The Milwaukee Monster Conviction(s) First-degree murder (16 counts)[n 1] Disorderly conduct (2 counts) Second-degree sexual assault and enticing a child for immoral purposes[2][n 2] Criminal penalty Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (x16; total of 941 years in prison) Details Victims 17 Span of crimes 1978–1991 Country United States State(s) Ohio, Wisconsin Date apprehended July 22, 1991 Imprisoned at Columbia Correctional Institution, Portage, Wisconsin Although he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder,[7] schizotypal personality disorder,[8] and a psychotic disorder, Dahmer was found to be legally sane at his trial. He was convicted of fifteen of the sixteen homicides he had committed in Wisconsin and was sentenced to fifteen terms of life imprisonment on February 17, 1992.[9] Dahmer was later sentenced to a sixteenth term of life imprisonment for an additional homicide committed in Ohio in 1978. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.