 Dahmer's First Kill In episode 3 of the show, we see Dahmer kill his first victim, hitchhiker Steven Hicks, offering to drop Hicks off at a concert. Dahmer convinces Hicks to first hang out with him at his parents' house, where they drink and smoke weed. When Dahmer tries to kiss Hicks, Hicks recoils and tries to leave, at which point Dahmer hits him with a barbell then finishes him by strangling him. He then disposes of the body by cutting it up, dissolving it in acid, pulverizing the bones with a hammer, and throwing the ashes in his parents' backyard. The exact details of what prompted Dahmer to kill Hicks are unknown, as does whether Dahmer attempted to kiss Hicks, though Dahmer subsequently said that the killing was unintentional, but the general strokes are all correct. However, the show skipped a stage since, after dismembering the body, Dahmer buried it in the backyard for several weeks before digging it up again to dissolve it.