My Friend Dahmer
by Derf Backderf
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appears in Serial Killer, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer _x0097_ the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper _x0097_ seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, _x0093_Jeff_x0094_ was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classro...
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appears in Serial Killer, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
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