The Case of Joseph Bradehoft

Joseph Bradehoft, 25, was murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer in Milwaukee on July 19, 1991. Dahmer met Bradehoft in the city and lured him to his apartment, where he was drugged and strangled. Bradehoft's remains were recovered from Dahmer's apartment after his arrest three days later.

Joseph Bradehoft was 25 years old and was living in Milwaukee at the time of his murder. On July 19, 1991, Bradehoft encountered Jeffrey Dahmer in Milwaukee. Dahmer offered him money to accompany him to his apartment and pose for photographs. Bradehoft went with Dahmer to the apartment at 924 North 25th Street, where Dahmer drugged him before killing him. Bradehoft was murdered only three days before Dahmer's arrest, during the final days of his killing spree.

The murder occurred inside Dahmer's apartment at 924 North 25th Street. Dahmer drugged Bradehoft and subsequently strangled him. He then dismembered the body. When police entered the apartment following Dahmer's arrest, Bradehoft's body was among the remains discovered inside.

Joseph Bradehoft's disappearance was not connected to Dahmer before the killer's arrest. On July 22, 1991, police arrested Dahmer after Tracy Edwards escaped from his apartment and led officers back to the residence. When officers searched the apartment, they discovered photographs of dismembered bodies and human remains. Bradehoft's remains were among the evidence recovered. Dahmer subsequently confessed to Bradehoft's murder, identifying him as his final victim.

Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of Joseph Bradehoft's murder and received a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Bradehoft's remains were recovered from Dahmer's apartment following his arrest. His murder was the 17th and final known killing attributed to Dahmer.

Joseph Bradehoft was Dahmer's final known victim. He was murdered only three days before Dahmer was arrested, bringing an end to a killing spree that had begun with Steven Hicks in 1978.