S1 Ep15: Jeffrey Dahmer, the Milwaukee Cannibal

Devils in the Dark

True Crime, Comedy

4 • 835 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Helen Anderson and Danni Howard travel back to 1990s America to learn about the horrific and infamous Milwaukee Cannibal, Jeffrey Dahmer. After his childhood obsession with animals took a very dark turn, Jeffrey channeled his love of gore and need for control to whole new levels in his one bedroom apartment on North 25th Street in Milwaukee. Expect serious grisly discoveries, a macabre shrine to his victims, and the kind of crimes you would only expect to hear in an actual horror movie.

Devils in The Dark contains graphic details of sexual assault, torture, and violence, including violence against animals, and is not intended for all audiences. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

00:00 - Introduction

09:33 - Where Jeffrey's story first begins

12:50 - Jeffrey takes on some dark hobbies
18:02 - Danni's fascination with mechaphiles

21:26 - Jeffrey starts drinking at school

23:33 - The murder of Steven Hicks

25:31 - Jeffrey joins the army

26:25 - Jeffrey gets a new start with his grandmother in Milwaukee

31:00 - Jeffrey kicks off his killing spree

32:33 - How Jeffrey hid the evidence

38:04 - Jeffrey tries to make zombies out of his victims

39:32 - The murder of Konerak Sinthasomphone

44:26 - Tracy Edwards escapes

48:46 - The trial of Jeffrey Dahmer

00:00 - Outro

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Devils in the Dark with me Helen Anderson and me, Danny Howard.
0:05.4	We're two best friends entering the world of true crime.
0:08.7	I'll be sharing the stories of the worst and most horrific murder cases in history
0:14.0	with the help of professional criminologists and we're taking you along for the ride.
0:19.5	In this episode, it's one of the most infamous serial killers and cannibals in history.
0:26.1	You guessed it?
0:27.6	It's Geoffrey Darwin.
0:42.1	How? How have you been?
0:42.9	Great.
0:44.0	Yeah, OK.
0:48.2	I'm feeling a little bit, like, worse for wear today, we'll just say.
0:53.8	There is a bucket with a bin liner in it sitting next to Danny right now.
0:55.2	Do you know what, actually, Helen, I left the bowl in the the car? Oh is that in your handbag? Put the plastic bag on my handbag. I'm quite well
1:02.3	burst in being sick in my handbag. At least I've lined it. Well hopefully you'll be able to get
1:10.4	through today. I am quite i'm quite excited about this one
1:16.0	just because i am hugely naive i don't know much about geoffrey dama but his his name pops up
1:24.6	so much in like popular culture didn't it so he's quite famously a bit of a cannibal.
1:30.5	I have a question for you.
1:32.5	Yeah.
1:33.1	Let's say you're sat down, right, outside.
1:36.5	Yeah.
1:38.6	And you're like, oh, fuck, I'm so hungry.
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