The Romance of Revenge: An Alternative History of Jeffrey Dahmer's Trial

On Feb. 17, 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to fifteen consecutive terms of life imprisonment for killing and dismembering fifteen young men and boys. Dahmer had been arrested six months earlier, on July 22, 1991. On Jan. 13 he pled guilty to the fifteen murder counts against him, leaving open on...

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Autor principal: Gross, Samuel R. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 1995
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