Dahmer was a serial killer and sex offender who raped, murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991. Looking at the best in people is a good way to look at things but not to the point of being foolish.

My reasoning for this is the fact he was mainly alone, very few friends and struggled with communication. One of the many reasons I enjoyed this book was the Hannibal lector quotes; "bowels in or bowels out? I also found that sometimes the author seemed to boast about which serial killers he had met in real life when he didn’t need to.

Although German authorities would later investigate possible connections between Dahmer and murders that took place in the area during that time, it is not believed that he took any more victims while serving in the Armed Forces. If two people have an interest in necrophilia it doesn’t make them any more similar personality wise then if two people have an interest in working out or true crime documentaries.

The crimes which Jeffrey committed were horrific and I cannot imagine the pain which he caused to so many people.As if that wasn't bad enough, Lionel waited until Jeffrey had been incarcerated for 15 murders (2 not accounted for in charges) before he admitted that he had also had disturbing and destructive behaviour related thoughts throughout his life! What I do know is that, thanks to the Dahmer case, alot of officers some of who were captains were dismissed. Parental neglect and heredity (look into his mother’s mental illness, and his father’s scientific intelligence); look into his development as a child and experiences (he was molested, he became an alcoholic as a child, etc.