This deep analysis encourages the reader to consider additional aspects of his obscure personality and cautiously suggests to imagine oneself in the shoes of Dahmer in an attempt to understand such complexities and, at best, humanize him. I don't really think anyone who had a choice in this matter would choose to do so because "he gave in" or some shit like that. This book gives a reasonable account of the main events in the life of Jeffrey Dahmer, up to his conviction in 1993. The series takes a stranger turn when the presenter visits Dahmer’s lawyer Wendy Patrickus, who reveals a piece of paper which illustrates the sick shrine Dahmer created in his flat.

I had hoped for a decent expose of the Dahmer case, perhaps containing some new valid insights, written by someone who was able to interview the various parties involved. Plus, the mere exercise would be paradoxical – the arrangement of words in a sentence can change the meaning entirely, and depending on where and how much information you give, the reader’s impressions will be entirely different. Despite what the American legal system claims, a man who kills random people because he is lonely and then eviscerates them and eats their organs is at least a slight bit mental. According to Dahmer, his intention wasn't to kill Tuomi, he just wanted to drug him and explore his body. Master’s questions if the killer truly had control of his impulses and an emotional understanding of his behavior.When the officer went in to corroborate the story, he noticed Polaroid photographs of dismembered bodies lying around.

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Dahmer started developing rituals as he progressed with his killings, experimenting with chemical means of disposal and often consuming the flesh of his victims. Having recently listened to a podcast detailing his crimes and eventual capture by the police I was interested in reading more on this (perhaps in an effort to understand how anyone could be capable of such depravity).