Date: Wednesday, November 26th
Time: 5:00 PM
Focus: Two of the most infamous cannibals in American history — Jeffrey Dahmer (“The Milwaukee Cannibal”) and Albert Fish (“The Gray Man”).
Separated by nearly a century, both men committed crimes so grotesque they seemed unimaginable. Dahmer preyed on young men, keeping body parts as trophies and practicing necrophilia and cannibalism. Fish targeted children, relishing sadism, cannibalism, and sending horrific letters to grieving families. Together, their cases represent the darkest extremes of human depravity.
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What we’ll cover
• Jeffrey Dahmer: his methods, victim patterns, the discovery of his apartment of horrors, and how social biases delayed his capture.
• Albert Fish: early 20th-century sadism, letters detailing cannibalism, and the sensational trial that followed.
• Cannibalism in crime: cultural taboos, psychological drives, and how courts handled such crimes.
• Myth vs. reality: separating facts from the legends that surround their names.
• Impact on society: how their cases influenced public fear, policing, and the horror genre.
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