“The killing was a means to an end. That was the least satisfactory part. I didn't enjoy doing that. That's why I tried to create living zombies with uric acid in the drill [to the head], but it never worked. No, the killing was not the objective. I just wanted to have the person under my complete control, not having to consider their wishes, being able to keep them there as long as I wanted.”

— Jeffrey Dahmer

In an interview with Stone Phillips, Dateline NBC (29 November 1994)

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American serial killer, cannibal and necrophile 1960–1994

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