On This Day: February 18
1991
Jeffrey Dahmer Kills Curtis Straughter
On February 18, 1991, Dahmer killed 19-year-old Curtis Straughter. He was drugged, strangled, and dismembered. Dahmer kept parts of Straughter’s skeleton as macabre souvenirs.
1949
A Serial Killer is Born – Gary Ridgway
On February 18, 1949, Gary Ridgway, later known as the “Green River Killer,” was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Convicted of 49 murders but suspected in many more, Ridgway became one of America’s most prolific serial killers.
