In 1991, authorities uncovered the full extent of his crimes after one of his intended victims escaped and alerted police. What they found revealed years of hidden violence and psychological turmoil. That quiet little boy from Milwaukee grew up to become Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, later known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal.” His case remains one of the most studied examples of how deep emotional fractures can lead to unimaginable tragedy. He died in prison in 1994.