The Case of James "Jamie" Doxtator

James "Jamie" Doxtator, 14, was murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer in Milwaukee in January 1988. Dahmer met the teenager near a bus stop and offered him money to pose for nude photographs, taking him to his grandmother's home before killing him. His remains were later destroyed and were never recovered.

James "Jamie" Doxtator was 14 years old and lived in the Milwaukee area. He was of Oneida descent and was among the young men Dahmer targeted during the period when he was living at his grandmother's home in West Allis. In January 1988, Dahmer encountered Jamie near a bus stop in Milwaukee. He offered the teenager money to accompany him and pose for photographs. Dahmer took Jamie to his grandmother's house, where he drugged him before killing him.

The murder occurred at Dahmer's grandmother's home in West Allis, Wisconsin. Dahmer later confessed that he strangled Jamie after drugging him. He subsequently dismembered the body and disposed of the remains. No remains belonging to Jamie were ever recovered.

Jamie disappeared after being seen with Dahmer. At the time, authorities did not know that his disappearance was connected to a series of murders. Dahmer's arrest in 1991 eventually led to his confession to Jamie's murder. Investigators reconstructed the circumstances of the killing from Dahmer's statements and other evidence gathered during the investigation. Because Dahmer had disposed of the body, investigators were unable to recover Jamie's remains.

Jeffrey Dahmer was never separately tried or convicted for James Doxtator's murder. He confessed to killing Jamie as part of his wider confession to 17 murders. Jamie was subsequently recognised as one of Dahmer's victims. His remains have never been recovered.

Jamie was only 14 years old, making him one of the youngest victims in Dahmer's known series of murders. His killing also occurred only two months after the murder of Steven Tuomi, marking the beginning of the much more concentrated period of Dahmer's offending.