Konerak Simthasomphone was the youngest victim of Jeffrey Dahmer, one of the worst serial killers in America, who appears in particular in the Netflix series, real success of the moment. A look back at the life (and death) of the young man.
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer operated between 1978 and 1991 and is infamous for committing a number of sordid crimes: rape, murder, dismemberment; the killer will have ultimately killed 17 boys and men in the space of 13 years. Among his victims: Konerak Simthasomphone.
Dahmer’s youngest victim
Konerak Sinthasomphone was a 14 year old teenager who grew up in Wisconsin. He was born into a family of immigrants from Laos. Konerak’s family encountered a number of financial problems for which the young victim and his brother Somsak, another potential victim of Dahmer who had been drugged by the latter in his home and had managed to escape, did everything to help. their relatives.
What happened to Konerak Sinthasomphone?
Konerak was assassinated on May 27, 1991 by Jeffrey Dahmer. The serial killer had lured his victim to his home, to his apartment, for a few drinks. He had also offered to pay him in exchange for photographs. Konerak, knowing his family in need, finally agreed to go to his killer.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the teenager was found naked, covered in bruises, bleeding and under the influence of drugs when he managed to escape from Dahmer’s apartment. An African-American family, living in the same apartment building as Dahmer, contacted the police after finding the boy on the street, but after listening to Dhamer’s testimony, who had introduced himself as her boyfriend, the officers in question returned the victim to his attacker, resulting in his death…
Scenes to discover in the series, available on Netflix:
