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[–] protist@mander.xyz 94 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've read/watched tons of books and documentaries on serial killers, and this is not how it has ever gone

[–] Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, it’s incredibly exaggerated, but there are plenty of stories of police missing clues that afterwards seem kind of obvious. But it’s a lot of hindsight bias

[–] Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except for Dalmer. They found his 14yo victim naked with a hole drilled into his head wondering outside of Dalmer's apartment and didn't even find it suspicious enough to keep them from helping Dalmer get the kid back into his apartment despite Dalmer having been convicted of sexually abusing the victim's 13yo brother and being in parole for that crime.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That would have been the correct word to use.

[–] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago
[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

i hope those cops never get over the guilt

The were fired about 2 months after the incident when Dalmer was caught after another of his victims escaped. That was in 91, they were reinstated with backpay in 94. One didn't go back to the Milwaukee PD because he was employed by another police agency, the other went on to become president of the Milwaukee Police Union and retired in 2017. They both continue to say they did nothing wrong and that there was no reason to be suspicious. The naked bleeding kid was unable to respond to any of their questions, the neighbors that found the kid and called the police disputed Dalmer's story, the decomposing corpse of another victim was in Dalmer's bedroom when the police returned the kid to Dalmer's door, and the officers made homophobic and racist comments in regards to the incident, the victim was Laotian, but apparently it was unfair to judge them while having the benefit of hindsight.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Police who arrested the green River killer were pissed a guy that dumb got away with it for so long.

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i bet the community was a bit miffed as well

[–] Bruno_Myers@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

at least his victims didn't complain as much

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Dahmer was caught with his trepanned victim by the police and they told him to take his homosexuality inside.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if it is, they're conveniently skipping over the fact that even I their own untrue version of events, they still spent their life in prison after being caught (also pretty sure they don't let you fuck "fans" through the bars in prison, but hey - I'm no expert)

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are those real?? And even if they are, id imagine they're for married couples, not a serial killer and his rando fans

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

depends on the place.... sonny boy