For over thirteen years the Milwaukee Cannibal haunted the streets of Wisconsin. Jeffrey Dahmer was the face behind the terrifying name. Between the years 1978 and 1991, Dahmer murdered seventeen men. He was also a registered sex offender who molested some of his victims before gruesomely murdering them. Jeffrey Dahmer has left an impact on the justice system in this country, giving fuel to the federal debate on how criminals are handled in the justice system. Jeffrey Dahmer was born May 21st 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.