Belongings of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer including "tools of death" he apparently used to torture and kill many of his 17 victims have been destroyed, a civic group said.
The belongings were destroyed Wednesday, the day after Columbia County Circuit Judge Daniel George approved their release to the Milwaukee Civic Pride Fund, spokesman Michael Mervis said.The fund's leader, real estate magnate Joseph Zilber, said in a statement that his intent was that "these tools of death be permanently destroyed."
Among the items in Dahmer's estate were utensils he may have used to cannibalize victims, saws and blades and a refrigerator where police found human heads.
Families of some of Dahmer's victims had earlier obtained a court order turning the items over to them. They had planned to auction them and take the proceeds as compensation for their pain and suffering.
Zilber was horrified at the thought of a grisly auction of Dahmer's things, so he raised $407,225 to buy the objects from the family members.