Who was Jeffrey Dahmer victim Steven Hicks?

STEVEN Hicks was the first victim who died at the hands of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer committed rape, murder, dismemberment and in some instances cannibalism, of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

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Who was Steven Hicks?

At the time of the murder in June 1978, Steven Hicks was 18 years old and had just graduated from Coventry High School in the USA.

Those who knew him described him as a kindhearted and compassionate individual who loved to help others and was always open to making new friends.

What happened to Steven Hicks?

Dahmer committed his first murder in 1978, three weeks after his graduation.

Jeffrey Dahmer picked Steven Hicks up Ohio when Steven was hitchhiking on his way to meet his friends at a rock concert.

Dahmer then lured Steven back to his dad’s house on the promise of a few beers and a ride to the concert he was going to attend.

In the recent Netflix series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the show depicts the pair lifting weights and drinking beers but when the time gets closer to Steve having to meet his friends, Jeffrey doesn’t want him to leave.

Gradually, Jeffrey’s behavior got quite uncomfortable, and Steven Hicks decided to leave.

It was then Dahmer became enraged and hit Steven with dumbbell before strangling him with the dumbbell handle.

Dahmer then dissected Steven’s body in the basement at his family home before burying his remains in the garden.

Several weeks later, he dug the body up and dissolved it in acid, where he was then able to crush the bones with a sledgehammer and bury them once again in his backyard.

Many more victims would follow after Steven Hicks’ death.

Was Steven Hicks’ body ever found?

Unfortunately, Steven Hicks’ body hasn’t been found to this day as Jeffrey meticulously disposed of his remains. 

In the years following his disappearance and murder, his family employed a private detective and even helped the police to the best of their abilities but to no avail.

Steven Hicks’ remains were never discovered, and Dahmer was charged with his murder once he confessed to it after his arrest in 1991.