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Who was Jeffrey Dahmer victim Matt Turner?

MATT Turner was serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's 14th victim.

Between 1978 and 1991, notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered and dismembered 17 young boys and men, before eventually being apprehended for his heinous crimes.

Matt Turner was one of 17 victims killed at the hands of Jeffrey Dahmer
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Matt Turner was one of 17 victims killed at the hands of Jeffrey DahmerCredit: A&E

Who was Matt Turner?

Matt Turner, was born in Flint, Michigan on October 15, 1970.

Those who knew him described him as a good kid who was bright and articulate.

Turner, who occasionally used the name Donald Montrell, was living in after running away from his home just a year before his death.

The runaway had high aspirations of becoming a model, but his future was tragically taken away from him when he met serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer in 1991.

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He was just 20 years old at the time of his death on June 30, 1991.

What happened to Jeffrey Dahmer victim Matt Turner?

In 1991, Dahmer travelled to Chicago to attend a gay pride parade - it was there he met Turner who was waiting at a bus station.

Dahmer lured the young man back to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with him and invited him in to his apartment.

It was there he drugged, strangled and dismembered Turner's body.

Dahmer then preserved some of Turner’s body parts in his freezer.

Who were Jeffrey Dahmer's other victims?

Dahmer was responsible for taking the lives of 17 young boys and men between 1978 and 1991.

One of his youngest victims was, Konerak Sinthasomphone, who was just 14-years-old when he was murdered.

Dahmer's 17 victims were Steven Hicks, Steven Tuomi, James Doxtator, Richard Guerrero, Anthony Sears, Raymond Smith, Edward Smith, Ernest Miller, David Thomas, Curtis Straughter, Errol LindseyTony HughesKonerak Sinthasomphone, Matthew Turner, Jeremiah Weinberger, Oliver Lacy, and Joseph Bradehoft.

Dahmer was eventually apprehended by the authorities when his last victim, Tracy Edwards, escaped and alerted police to the man who had tried to kill him.

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It was then, police discovered a number of incriminating and gruesome Polaroid pictures in Dahmer's bedside drawer - leading to his arrest, after almost a decade.

Dahmer was convicted and sentenced to 16 life sentences.

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