One thing is certain, drinking took over his life, trouble started cling on to him with the police. During 1981, he was arrested for disorderly conduct and was released and sent to live with his grandmother in West Allis. In 1982, he was arrested for indecent exposure. And in 1986, he was arrested for public and did time for ten months for exposure and masturbating in public. Right after his release, he was arrested again for …show more content…
On May 27, 1991, for the first time ever, Dahmer was exposed of his actions. His 14-year-old victim, Konerak Sinthasomphone escaped into the street. Two women saw the little boy in the street and called the police to help him; however, Dahmer was able to convince the police officer that the boy was his gay partner! The women argued and pleaded with the officer, saying that he was just a little boy. The child, unfortunately, didn’t speak any English, and the police officer chose to believe Jeffrey (Bauman,1991).
One of the women also reported a weird smell coming out of Dahmer’s apartment, there was never an investigation that took place. Later, we learned that the strange smell was the body of Tony Hughes decaying. The police did not recognize Dahmer as the convicted child molester. The same night that the women pleaded with the police officer, Jeffrey killed Konerak, breaking apart his body, and keeping his skull as a trophy. By summer of 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was killing at least someone every week