American serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer, aka The
Butcher of Milwaukee, is indicted
on 17
murder charges, men and boys
of African or Asian descent, between 1978 and 1991.
(August 6, 1991)
Police use a bomb sniffing dog to check the courtroom used in the
Jeffrey Dahmer murder
trial in
Milwaukee. Due to the high profile
and disturbing nature of the trial, police took
extra precautions
to
protect Dahmer and the court from the public during the trial.
The courtroom used in the Jeffrey Dahmer trial stands empty in
Milwaukee.
The jury room used in the Jeffrey Dahmer murder trial stands
empty in Milwaukee.
A list of victims' names and the dates of their murder hangs next
to an overhead projector
during
the trial of serial killer Jeffrey
Dahmer.
An open door leads to the jail cell used to confine Jeffrey
Dahmer between trial sessions.
Police officers in a Milwaukee courthouse check purses and bags
of visitors
to the Jeffrey Dahmer murder trial.
Jeffrey Dahmer enters in the courtroom on January 30, 1992.
District attorney Michael McCann points to the list of victims in
court. January 31, 1992.
Jeffrey Dahmer. February 5, 1992.
Lionel and Shari Dahmer, the father and stepmother, respectively,
of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer,
watch their son's murder trial.