Open dresser containing Polaroid pictures of dismembered human bodies. Upon entering the bedroom, the officer stumbled upon a large knife hidden under the bed as well as an open dresser with Polaroid pictures of dismembered human bodies. Photographs of naked men in different poses can be seen hanging on the wall. Surprisingly, Dahmer did not seem bothered by Edwards’ claims and simply directed the officers to a handcuff key on his bedside dresser.Įntrance to Jeffrey Dahmer's bedroom. Upon arrival, Edwards revealed Dahmer also threatened him with a knife and told him he wanted to eat his heart. The handcuffs Dahmer used to handcuff Edwards. Edwards accompanied the policemen back to Jeffrey Dahmer's apartment, where he claimed to have been held captive for five hours.
On the night of July 22, 1991, 32-year-old Tracy Edwards flagged down two Milwaukee police officers claiming a 'freak' kidnapped and handcuffed him. A name whose murderous rampage might have continued indefinitely had one of his victims not escaped.
A name that shocked Milwaukee and the entire nation to the core.
