Pre-Production - Research into Jeffrey Dahmer (Inspiration for OTS)

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was an American serial killer and sex offender, who committed the rape, murder and dismemberment of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.


From an early age, Dahmer manifested an interest in animals. Friends later recalled Dahmer initially collected large insects, dragonflies and butterflies which he placed inside jars. Later, Dahmer—occasionally accompanied by one or more of his few friends—would collect animal carcasses from the roadside; these animals Dahmer would dismember either at home or in an expanse of woodland behind the family home. According to one friend, Dahmer would dismember these animals and store the parts in jars in the family's wooden toolshed, always explaining that he was curious as to how each animal "fitted together." In one instance, he is known to have impaled a dog's head upon a stake behind his house.




                        

Our murderer within our OTS is inspired by the killer Jeffrey Dahmer. We may remake some of the audio from the interview as though he is sat at home watching Dahmer on the television, getting ideas and inspiration for his next killing. In our OTS our killer goes from dissecting animals to dismembering humans much like Jeffrey Dahmer - his small fantasy turns into a huge obsession.

Research by Ella McLeod

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