• 18: The L&L Tavern Part II

  • Nov 26 2024
  • Length: 1 hr
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18: The L&L Tavern Part II

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  • This is the part 2 of our series on the L&L Tavern, a notorious dive bar that both John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer patronized. What drew them to the L&L Tavern? What made them feel so comfortable there? Who's drinking there today?


    TW: Kidnapping, sexual assault, torture, murder, cannibalism, anthropophagy, homophobia


    Research sources include:

    “Jeffrey Dahmer’s Life (and Death) in Prison.” Biography, 16 June 2020, https://www.biography.com/crime/jeffrey-dahmer-life-death-prison.

    “Jeffrey Dahmer: A Timeline of His Murders, Arrests and Death.” Biography, 11 Aug. 2021, https://www.biography.com/crime/jeffrey-dahmer-timeline-murders.

    Ap. “17 SLAYINGS TIED TO MILWAUKEE MAN.” The New York Times, 26 July 1991. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/26/us/17-slayings-tied-to-milwaukee-man.html.

    Waxman, Olivia B. “How Police Caught Jeffrey Dahmer.” TIME, 22 July 2016, https://time.com/4412621/jeffrey-dahmer-cannibal-murderer-25th-anniversary-arrest/.

    Staff, Newsweek. “Secrets of a Serial Killer.” Newsweek, 2 Feb. 1992, https://www.newsweek.com/secrets-serial-killer-200472.

    Griffin, Jean Latz. “SUSPECT`S BEHAVIOR RAISED FEW QUESTIONS, CHICAGO BAR PATRONS SAY.” Chicago Tribune, 26 July 1991, https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/07/26/suspects-behavior-raised-few-questions-chicago-bar-patrons-say/.

    Staff, GoPride com News. “Survivor of Jeffrey Dahmer Charged in Man’s Death.” GoPride Chicago (ChicagoPride.Com), https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/21084724. Accessed 23 June 2024.

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    Gottesman, Andrew, and Jodi Wilgoren. “FRIENDS RECALL WARM PERSONALITIES OF 2.” Chicago Tribune, 26 July 1991, https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/07/26/friends-recall-warm-personalities-of-2/.

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