7 Adorable Childhood Photos of History’s Worst Monsters

5. Jeffrey Dahmer – The Milwaukee Monster as a Toddler

This 1960s photo shows a young Jeffrey Dahmer on the left, looking like any other blond Midwestern boy with a sweet expression and curious eyes. But by his teenage years, Dahmer’s fascination with dead animals signaled something deeply wrong—something that would escalate into the murder and dismemberment of 17 young men. Neighbors described him as quiet and unassuming, the kind of kid you’d never suspect. That’s the terrifying part: evil rarely looks evil.