KILLER KEEPSAKES: Jeffrey Dahmer's urn, glasses, Bible and letters among 'rarest true crime items' up for sale
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: When serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was killed by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver on November 28, 1994, his ashes were divided and given to his divorced parents, Lionel and Joyce. And now a metal urn that once contained the killer's ashes has been listed for sale for $250k.
The urn and many of his alleged items are listed on an online platform called Cult Collectibles. It seems to be a metal container that also has a plastic bag. The site also exhibits some of his belongings including his wrongful death legal document, letter written to Dahmer from an iInmate, Dahmer's ambrosia chocolate W-2 slip and many more.
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Taylor James, the one who runs the site claims the memorabilia of Dahmer as "the rarest true crime item I will ever have on the site," reports The Sun. Meanwhile, the listing of the urn has specifically mentioned of only receiving "serious inquiries", as well as stating that "trades and payment plans" are not accepted. There were some of his personal belongings including the Bible he used in the prison, glasses and cutleries.
While speaking about the killer, Taylor claimed, "Dahmer is one of the most notorious serial killers in the US, but there isn't much material out there related to him. When it comes to collecting items, John Wayne Gacy painted hundreds of artworks in prison, and Richard Ramirez wrote thousands of letters from behind bars. But Dahmer was only in jail for two years before he was murdered."
The listings of the Bible noted, "This is a Bible belonging to Jeffrey Dahmer. It was among his possessions in his prison cell at the time of his death. It includes notes from the woman who sent him the Bible, as well as his signed name and a note asking God for forgiveness for what he had done. Please note, this item has signs of wear from age. It is a well-read book."
The Cult Collectibles owner also claimed, "People would write love letters to Dahmer, saying, 'you're misunderstood', 'I love you', 'I wish I could be with you." Further he stated, "They believed that he would become straight to be with them, or that he wasn't really gay and hadn't met the 'right' woman, there was a lot of delusion." Taylor then added, "These women wrote a narrative of what they thought he was in their heads."
He also mentioned about one of the fans, a woman who wrote letters to him obsessively. Taylor explained, "She would say something like 'Hey, I wrote you a letter five hours ago, I'm writing another one for you now. I know I upset you. I'm sorry, please forgive me. You're so important to me." He then added, "The woman felt she had a personal connection with Dahmer."
Then he added, "People would send the photos and say, 'this is what I look like, get in touch if you want to talk,' almost like a dating profile, one man visited Milwaukee where Dahmer was from and sent him a load of polaroids of the city, along with a letter asking him if he recognised any of the sites." The site, Cult Collectibles, also has belongings of criminals such as Paul Bernardo and Robert Bardo.