Case Tracy Edwards V. Dahmer

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On July 22, 1991, Dahmer was in a gay bar looking for potential victims when he offered a group of three men one hundred dollars to come back to his apartment. He told them that they were going to be posing for nude photos, only one of the three men agreed to come. His name was Tracy Edwards and once he got to Dahmer's apartment he noticed the horrible smell. He also saw the multiple containers of acid sitting out in the open on Dahmer's floor. Dahmer would tell Edwards that it was used for cleaning, then he asked Edwards to look over at his fish tank. He would take this opportunity to put a handcuff on his wrist, but was unable to get both on. Dahmer then led him into his bedroom to pose for the nude photos and while in his room he saw nude …show more content…
Dahmer then leaned over and listened to Edwards heartbeat, telling him he wanted to consume his heart. Edwards then asked if they could return to the living room to get a beer. Later he asked Dahmer if he could use the bathroom and upon getting up he punched Dahmer in the face and ran out the front door. Edwards was in Dahmer's apartment for a total of five hours before escaping. Edwards would go into the street to get the attention of the police and once he did they would return to Dahmer's apartment to get the keys to the handcuffs and investigate Edwards' story. When they knocked, Dahmer answered the door and let them in (Be3). Upon entering Dahmer's apartment they would see the knife under Dahmer's bed, photos of dismembered bodies, and a large blue barrier. One of the officers showed the photos to the other officer, this is when Dahmer tried to escape from them but was unable to. Police found five severed heads, seven skulls, two hearts, part of an arm, a torso, as well as organs and flesh in his freezer. Two skeletons and two penises, hands and torsos were all found in a drum (Pham) (Sc

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