Drive By Wrestling Podcast: Kayfabe Zone

JEFFERY DAHMER

·1 hr 20 min·5 clips

Jeffrey Dahmer lured hitchhiker Steven Hicks home, then bludgeoned and strangled him to fulfill his long-simmering necrophilic fantasies.

The episode opens with host Daniel welcoming listeners to 'Piledrivers in the Crypt' and reflecting on the end of summer and the autumn equinox. He reads listener emails, including one from Doug in Toronto mocking co-host Mike J's fear of black-eyed children and another from May in Guangzhou criticizing the show's promotion of the dark website 'Send Me to Hell'. Daniel then introduces the main topic: a deep dive into the life and crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer. The narrative traces Dahmer's childhood in Milwaukee, highlighting his parents' volatile relationship, his early fascination with animal bones, and his invented game 'Infinity Land'. It details his teenage alcoholism, isolation, and first attempted attack at age 13. The story progresses to his first murder of hitchhiker Steven Hicks in 1978, describing the bludgeoning, strangulation, dismemberment, and disposal. After a period in the U.S. Army marked by alcoholism and alleged assaults, Dahmer's urges resurface, leading to murders like that of Stephen Tuomi in 1987. The episode covers his move to an apartment at 924 North 25th Street in Milwaukee, where his killing spree intensifies. It describes his methodical process: luring victims, drugging them, strangling them, and dismembering them. Dahmer's experiments to create 'sex zombies' by drilling into skulls are detailed, along with acts of cannibalism and preservation of body parts. The arrest in July 1991 is recounted, after Tracy Edwards escaped and police discovered the apartment's horrors. The trial, where Dahmer was sentenced to 15 life terms, and his prison death at the hands of inmate Christopher Scarver in 1994 are covered. The episode concludes with discussions of Dahmer's media portrayals, like Netflix's 'Monster', and promotions for 'Send Me to Hell' merchandise. Co-hosts Mike and Mike briefly interject before Daniel signs off.

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A grim Dahmer episode is strongest when it settles on the stolen mannequin as an image of fantasy, possession, and control.

The episode follows Jeffrey Dahmer through a bleak stretch of escalation: deepening alcoholism, accusations tied to his military service, his 1980 discharge, and the control fantasies that later gather around a stolen mannequin.

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