30 years ago on Nov. 28, Jeffrey Dahmer died in prison while serving 16 consecutive life sentences Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.
Jeffrey Dahmer's death bore an eerie similarity to the first murder he committed. On Nov. 28, 1994, the serial killer — who bludgeoned a hitchhiker named Steven Hicks to death in 1978 ...
People are highly engaged in the true crime genre, evidenced by the tremendous success of crime podcasts and series like "Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"—which is getting a second season.