“I was up visiting a friend's, and was walking back home in the evening, and saw these three seniors, seniors in high school approaching. I just had a feeling that something was going to happen, and sure enough, one of them just took out a billy club and whacked me on the back of the neck. For no reason. Didn't say anything, just hit somebody. And I ran.”

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Dahmer describes being on the receiving end of violence as a teen. 1991 interview with FBI agent Robert Ressler before Dahmer’s conviction and sentencing.

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