what happened to jeffrey dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in prison on November 28, 1994, after being beaten by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. He was 34 years old and was serving multiple life sentences for the murders of 17 boys and young men.

What happened

• Dahmer was attacked during a prison work detail.

• Guards found him with severe head injuries and he died about an hour later.

• Scarver also attacked another inmate, Jesse Anderson, who later died from his injuries.

Background

Dahmer had been arrested in 1991, convicted in 1992, and sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms. His crimes included murder, dismemberment, and other acts that made the case one of the most notorious in U.S. criminal history.

In plain terms

The simple answer is: he was not released or executed; he was beaten to death in prison less than three years after his conviction.