What was Jeffrey Dahmers Childhood like?

And the obvious warning signs everyone seemed to miss.

On May 21, 1960, the most infamous cannibal was born. No one could have predicted exactly what kind of monster Jeffrey Dahmer would become, but were there warning signs in his childhood that family and friends ignored? And was it possible that he could have been stopped? Just like all serial killers, they do not become that way overnight. In this article, we will look at the early life of Jeffry Dahmer and what may have led him down the path that we all know.

It is easy to look at serial killers and think that they are a certain way because of something that happened to them in their childhood, most commonly, abuse. However, Dahmer was not known to have been abused growing up but that does not mean his childhood was easy. When he was a toddler, Jeffrey was described as being happy and normal until the age of four. When he turned four, he had surgery to fix a double hernia in his head. The surgery seemed to have a negative effect on Dahmer because shortly after his mood and demeanor changed. As the years went on, he had become quite withdrawn and detached.

It was reported that his mother was depressed and had attempted suicide at least once. His father was gone from home often and when he came back, he devoted all of his attention to…