Jeffrey Dahmer’s Brain: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer

Decades after the grisly murders, what can neuroscience reveal about evil and the nature of free will?

Carlyn Beccia
Published in
7 min readOct 18, 2022

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Jeffrey Dahmer’s brain: What can neuroscience reveal about the mind of a serial killer
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In 1995, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was on trial. Or at least his brain was. This trial was not to convict Dahmer of murdering and cannibalizing 17 mostly young Black men.

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Carlyn Beccia
The Grim Historian

Author & illustrator. My latest books — 10 AT 10, MONSTROUS: THE LORE, GORE, & SCIENCE, and THEY LOST THEIR HEADS. Contact: CarlynBeccia.com