As we all know and are aware of, there were 17 victims lives taken by Dahmer. But he didn't just take those mens lives, he took away their families as well. The building Dahmer lived in was demolished after his arrest and conviction, but it remains empty. Not only have the families of the men have asked for a memorial park but the other tenants of the building as well. As community, we should all band together. Instead of retraumatizing the victims families, we should build and create something to show that the people matter more than the monster himself. Please help remember the victims, their lives, their family, and what was lost to the world when HE took them. 

 

Steven Hicks- 18yrs old

Steven Tuomi- 28 yrs old

Jamie Doctator- 14 yrs old

Richard Guerrero- 25 yrs old

Anthony Sears- 24 yrs old

Ricky Beeks- 30 yrs old

Eddie Smith- 28 yrs old

Earnest Miller- 24 yrs old

David Thomas- 23 yrs old

Curtis Straughter- 18 yrs old

Errol Lindsey- 19 yrs old

Anthony Hughes- 31 yrs old

Konerak Sinthasomphone- 14 yrs old

Matt Turner- 20 yrs old

Jeremiah Weinberger- 23 yrs old

Oliver Lacy- 23 yrs old

Joseph Bradehoft- 18 yrs old

They were all taken too soon. 

 

If the memorial park was made, it would send a clear message that these were actual people. Not just names and a photo at the end of docu-series or dramatization. It would hopefully heal some part of the families that were affected. They should be the ones remembered, not him. 

Because it's never too late. Sure, this should of been done decades ago. And that's why we need to do it NOW. We can't change what had happened, but we can change what's happening today. The families and those men deserve this, they have suffered enough. Moreover, this would give back to the community.