Topic > The Killer: The Case of Jeffrey Dahmer - 1345

Despite confessing to the murders during police interrogation, Dahmer initially pleaded not guilty to all charges. However, against the advice of his legal counsel, he changed his plea to guilty by reason of insanity (editors of Biography.com). The court soon declared Dahmer guilty but also insane in all courts. Dahmer was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms, or 957 years, in prison (Biography.com editors). Dahmer's 15-year consecutive sentence would come to an end on the day of November 28, 1994. Dahmer was sent to work for the prison with two other men but only one man would return to prison. Twenty minutes after they were left alone to complete their tasks, the guards returned to find that Scarver had crushed Dahmer's skull and beaten Anderson to death with a metal bar from the prison's weight room (Biography.com Editor). Christopher Scarver to many black people is a hero, not a murderer. He gave them the voice they wanted and