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Richard Guerrero Died in 1960. So How Could Jeff Dahmer Have Killed Him?

This is not a true crime site. It’s an examination of the Dahmer case through publicly available records.

Richard Guerrero is listed as one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims. But there’s a problem. He died in 1960—before Jeff Dahmer was even born.

This isn’t the only identity in the Dahmer case that doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

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Richard Guerrero, alleged Jeff Dahmer victim, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Pablo Guerrero and Irene Rodriguez. He didn’t die in 1988, though, as the official narrative states. He died on February 3, 1960, in Crystal City, Texas, 2.5 months before Jeff Dahmer was even born.

This is his Texas death certificate which is available on Ancestry.com.

Death certificate of Richard Guerrero, showing he died in Texas on February 3, 1960 at age 6 months. This shows he wasn't killed by Jeffrey Dahmer.
Alleged Jeff Dahmer victim Richard Guerrero's 1960 death certificate

According to the official narrative, Richard Guerrero had an older brother named Reynaldo and a sister named Janie (San Juanita) Hagen. This much is true. Here are their birth records with their parents—Pablo Guerrero and Irene Rodriguez—named:

Texas birth index listing for Reynaldo Guerrero, born 1958 to Pablo Guerrero and Irene Rodriguez
Reynaldo Guerrero, Texas Birth Record 1958
Texas birth index record for San Juanita Guerrero (Janie Hagen), daughter of Pablo Guerrero and Irene Rodriguez, 1961
Janie Hagen (San Juanita Guerrero), Texas Birth Record 1961
Whitepages listing for San Juanita Hagen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, confirming alias as Janie Hagen

Here’s Janie Hagen stating that Jeff Dahmer killed her brother Richard Guerrero. As you can see from the public records, her brother Richard actually died in 1960.

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Because Richard Guerrero died in Texas when he was 6 months old, there’s no record of him dying in Wisconsin, as you’ve been told. From Ancestry.com:

Search results from the Wisconsin Death Index showing no record of Richard Guerrero’s death between 1959 and 1997.
Alleged Jeff Dahmer "victim" Richard Guerrero did not die in Wisconsin

The man in the photos below is Reynaldo Guerrero. On the left is an old photo of Reynaldo that they used for the “victim.” On the right is Reynaldo’s mugshot from 2006.

Side-by-side photos of Reynaldo Guerrero, including an old image falsely identified as Richard Guerrero and a 2006 mugshot from his cocaine arrest.
Alleged Jeff Dahmer "victim" Richard Guerrero is actually Reynaldo Guerrero. Richard died in 1960.
Mugshots.com profile of Reynaldo Guerrero showing photo and conviction details from Milwaukee County
This is the man they told you was Richard Guerrero. His real name is Reynaldo Guerrero, and he's still alive.

This is what Jeff Dahmer supposed said in his unsigned, unrecorded “confession”—that contained another man’s Social Security Number—about Richard Guerrero:

Excerpt from Jeffrey Dahmer's confession regarding alleged victim Richard Guerrero
Jeff Dahmer's "confession" about Richard Guerrero

We’re told Jeff Dahmer drugged and dismembered Richard Guerrero in his grandmother’s basement. There’s just one problem: Richard Guerrero, as you can see, died in Texas in 1960—before Jeff was even born.

The so-called confession? Unrecorded. Unsigned. Contains someone else’s Social Security Number.

faq

Who was Richard Guerrero in the Dahmer case?

The official narrative lists Richard Guerrero as one of Jeff Dahmer’s victims, but public records show otherwise. Richard Guerrero died on February 3, 1960, in Crystal City, Texas, when he was just six months old—months before Jeff Dahmer was even born.

Why does the Dahmer story claim Richard Guerrero was a victim?

The photo used for “victim” Richard Guerrero was actually his older brother Reynaldo Guerrero. Records confirm Richard died in infancy, while Reynaldo lived into adulthood and even has later arrest records. This identity swap—combined with an unsigned, unrecorded confession using someone else’s Social Security Number—suggests the “Dahmer” narrative was fabricated.