Dahmer's Polaroids: A Deeper Dive into the Case

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From TikTok virality to Netflix drama, a deep dive into how fake crime photos duped the world. On July 22, 1991, Milwaukee police officers responded to a call about a man wandering the streets with a pair of handcuffs dangling from his wrist. This man was Tracy Edwards, who had narrowly escaped from Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment after being held captive there. Edwards led police back to Dahmer’s residence, apartment 213 at the Oxford Apartments. The man, soon identified as Tracy Edwards, a 32-year-old black man from Tupelo Mississippi, had handcuffs dangling from his left wrist. Edwards told the cops that he had to “use karate” to fend off the “freak” that had tried to kill him. The freak was Jeffrey Dahmer, and Tracy Edwards nearly became his 18th victim. Dahmer ’ s decision to take Polaroid photographs of his victims was likely driven by several factors, both psychological and sexual. It is believed that he viewed the. Some Polaroids were more disturbing than others because they showcased dismemberment or other post-mortem alterations. A handful depicted living spaces turned into. One of the most chilling aspects of Jeffrey Dahmer ’ s case is the collection of Polaroid photographs he took of his victims. These images documented the gruesome aftermath. As they began to search the premises, one of the officers opened Dahmer ’ s bedside table drawer and made a chilling discovery - a collection of 72 disturbing Polaroid. Law enforcement also discovered around 80 Polaroid images of Dahmer ’ s victims in an open drawer – posed, naked, and dismembered, Oxygen noted.