Jeffrey Dahmer got evicted from the army because of his excessive alcohol consumption. The serial killer joined US Army in January 1979 because his father wanted him to. Meanwhile, Jeff Dahmer was stationed at the 2nd Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division at Baumholder, West Germany. Follow to know about his military career as his photos during the time.
The premiere of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix made it the most talked about streaming service for the week of September 19 to 25. The Ryan Murphy-created series topped Variety‘s Trending TV chart after its full season premiere on Sept. 23 with over 918,000 Twitter engagements.
Around the weekend, the series jumped to the top of the streaming service’s most-watched list in nations all over the world. As some viewers discovered more about the real-life serial murderer’s biography through Evan Peters‘ portrayal, others advised them not to fantasize or romanticize the killer just because of the actor portraying him. Many others asked people to remember the victims: the 17 men and boys killed by Jeffrey Dahmer.
The 10-episode limited series is one of the numerous projects Murphy has overseen as part of his entire Netflix deal, which is said to be around $250-$300 million. He’s also introduced Ratched, The Politician, The Prom, and Hollywood to the streaming service since signing the deal in 2018.
Jeffrey Dahmer, a former business student, and former Army murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys in his Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment between 1978 and 1991. He was later captured and sentenced to death for his crime. Meanwhile, on November 28, 1994, he was murdered by his prison inmate Christopher Scarver.
Similarly, the series also mentions that he was in the army long before he started killing people but was later evicted. As a result, many people have been curious about his military career and want to know why he was evicted from the army.
Jeffrey Dahmer Was Evicted From the Army Due to His Alcohol Abuse: The Serial Killer Was Stationed at the 2nd Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division at Baumholder, West Germany; Military Career & Photos!
Dahmer —Monster: Jeffrey Dahmer’s story highlights Jeffrey Dahmer‘s horrific murders while also going into significant events in his childhood and early adult life. Similarly, the series briefly mentions his service in the military in episode 4, indicating that he was evicted after only a few years of service.
Dahmer entered the US Army in January 1979, at the encouragement of his father, and trained as a combat medic at Fort Sam Houston in Texas. Later, he was stationed at the 2nd Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division at Baumholder, West Germany, in July 1979. However, in March 1981, he was discharged from the Army after only two years of service, due to his alcohol abuse.
Dahmer enrolled at Ohio State University after graduating from high school in May 1978, planning to major in business, but he dropped out three months later after failing grades due to alcohol consumption. After dropping out of Ohio State University a few months earlier, he joined the United States Army in January 1979.
According to sources on Dahmer’s experience in the Army, he was an average or slightly above average soldier during his first year of service. However, just over two years after enlisting, Dahmer was ruled unfit for military service due to his continuous alcohol drinking and was evicted from the Army in March 1981.
Surprisingly, he received an honorable discharge because his superiors didn’t believe his problems would affect civilian life. Additionally, we researched all over the internet but failed to find any photos of him during his military career.
After being evicted from the Army, Dahmer relocated to Miami, Florida, and found work in a restaurant. Similarly, in September 1981, he got evicted from the motel room where he was sleeping for unpaid rent and had called his father, requesting to return to Ohio. He went back to Ohio. However, he was again arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct where he was fined and received a suspended jail sentence.
Dahmer worked at the Milwaukee Blood Plasma Center for 10 months before losing his employment as a lab technician, or someone who draws blood from patients, in the years that followed. Dahmer was hired as a mixer at the Milwaukee Ambrosia Chocolate Factory in 1985. Two years later, in 1987, Dahmer murdered Steven Tuomi, the second victim of his 17 murders and the first 15 murders committed in just five years.
Dahmer approached three men in July 1991, promising them money to appear in nude photographs. According to ABC News, a guy named Tracy Edwards agreed and followed Dahmer back to his apartment, where Dahmer chained him and stuck a knife to his chest, saying Edwards he intended to eat his heart.
Edwards eventually got away by hitting Dahmer and knocking him to the ground, which allowed him to run through the unlocked front door. He flagged down two Milwaukee police officers, whom he brought back to his apartment.
When they arrived, the offers noticed an open drawer that contained Polaroid pictures of human bodies in various stages of dismemberment. Once Dahmer saw the Polaroid pictures, he tried to flee, but they overpowered him and cuffed him, After being captured by police in 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer was imprisoned at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin. Later, he was killed by a fellow inmate, Christopher Scarver, on November 28, 1994.
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