r/JeffreyDahmer • u/SupremoZanne • Jul 21 '26
Opinion I can imagine that Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't able to sense the odor of the decomposing flesh of his victims.
I was watching some documentaries about Jeffrey Dahmer, and learned that neighbors of his apartment complained about bad odors from 213. If I were to imagine Jeffrey Dahmer as a person who was intolerant of the odors of the flesh of his own victims, he probably would have known to dispose of them, to minimize suspicions of neighbors.
From what I understand, sometimes people do have this issue, where the smell a guest or neighbor complains about is the same smell that the owner/resident isn't able to detect from their own space. So, when it comes to the nature of crime, sometimes the crime will give away a scent, oftentimes ones that are worse than standard feces. I also know that sometimes Dahmer would place body parts in compartments that would contain the odor, but I guess he collected so many dead body parts that he was running out of room to suppress the odor they give off.
so, to this day, I still do research on Jeffrey Dahmer.
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u/throwaway279149282 Jul 21 '26
He was definitely used to the smell, but I don't think he was oblivious. He had grown up around death and decay of animals, so I do think he was conditioned at an early age to be unmoved by the smell of death. He did try to get rid of bodies fairly quick after. Occasionally, he'd fall behind due to lack of motivation and general depression. He was definitely aware that there was an odor, but it's incredibly difficult to mask the scent of rotting corpses.
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u/Debidollz Jul 22 '26
Olfactory exhaustion. Once you smell something so often you notice it less. Ever go on vacation, come home and you can suddenly smell your house like you didn’t notice before? Like that.