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Why Jeffrey Dahmer’s Life Ended Behind Bars

Christopher Scarver recounts confronting serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer

The individual who ended the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has shared his reasons for the act.

Christopher Scarver, Dahmer’s fellow inmate, had suspicions of a setup by prison officials when he found himself alone with the infamous Milwaukee criminal.

Dahmer had been sentenced in February 1992 to 16 consecutive life terms after he was convicted of murdering 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. His gruesome crimes included dismemberment and cannibalism.

However, in November 1994, just two years into his sentence at Columbia Correctional Facility in Wisconsin, Dahmer was killed by Scarver, who was then only 25.

Scarver had been deeply disturbed by Dahmer’s crimes, carrying a newspaper article that detailed the gruesome acts that Dahmer had committed.

Their fatal encounter began on November 28, 1994, during a routine day at the prison’s gym shared with another inmate, Jesse Anderson.

As they were tasked with cleaning the bathrooms, the guards left them unsupervised and unshackled.

Scarver, while preparing a cleaning bucket, felt someone poke him in the back. When he turned around, both Dahmer and Anderson were smirking at him.

In an interview, Scarver recalled staring at them both, unable pinpoint who was responsible.

Following their tasks, Scarver pursued Dahmer to the locker room, seizing a 20-inch, five-pound metal bar from the gym. With the newspaper article in hand, he confronted Dahmer.

“I was disgusted by his actions and queried if he really committed them. He seemed astonished,” Scarver described, noting Dahmer’s attempt to escape the confrontation.

With nowhere to flee, Dahmer was fatally beaten by Scarver.

After dealing with Dahmer, Scarver also sought out Anderson, who was incarcerated for the murder of his wife.

Scarver recounted, “Anderson stopped and glanced around to check for guards, but none were present. It resulted in a similar outcome.”

Scarver, now serving three life terms in Colorado, maintains that his lone encounter with Dahmer was orchestrated by the prison staff with intent.

“There is no doubt in my mind that it was deliberate,” he stated, insinuating that officials’ absence was timed.

Scarver has stayed firm in his belief that the prison’s staff orchestrated the circumstances leading to the fatal encounter with Dahmer.