Massacre in Milwaukee: The Macabre Case of Jeffrey Dahmer

by Richard W. Jaeger, M. William Balousek (Contributor), Karen Faster (Editor)

When police officers opened Jeffery Dahmer's refrigerator door one steamy night in late July 1991, they discovered the remains of a series of crimes that shocked the world. Written in the weeks following these gory discoveries, this true crime classic explores the aftermath of the murders and their disturbing consequences for police officers and the public.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 1991

Reviews

[KAT · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I could, I'd rate this a 3.5/5 stars.

I didn't know nearly as much about Dahmer as I had thought. It was really interesting to hear why he did what he did, even if it doesn't necessarily give us the greatest conclusion. I also liked the inclusion of adding how the victim's family's acted after everything was found out.

While this book was interesting, I had a few problems with it. One of the biggest issues of mine was the amount of grammatical errors. It felt like no one had proofread this book before it was published. I found several words misused, a lack of punctuation, and new paragraphs would begin mid-sentence... It was confusing to read or even understand what the author was trying to say at times.

After the author finished speaking about Dahmer's last victim, I feel as though the book felt like a drag. The author was constantly repeating themselves by saying things such as "Why would Dahmer do this?" and then going into it sort of..? It just felt like he was trying to fill up pages unnecessarily.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book but if you'd like to learn about Dahmer, or just serial killers in general, do what you please.

[Michael Thao · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a serial killer who grew up with rather unusual past. He grew up a experimenter with death and would later result to his desire to murder. Later, he would see the brutal cost of what he did to human lives.