Missing
Edward Warren Smith
Smith, approximately 1990; Jeffrey Dahmer, approximately 1991
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/14/1990
Missing location (approx) :
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Black
DOB : 08/02/1962 (59)
Age at the time of disappearance: 27 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 165 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A turban-type headband.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Smith's nickname is Eddie. He was known as "Sheik" in his neighborhood for the turban-like head covering he habitually wore.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Smith was last seen leaving The Phoenix Bar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the evening of June 14, 1990. It is believed that Smith met serial murderer Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer sometime during the evening and returned to Dahmer's residence in West Allis, Wisconsin with him. A photo of Dahmer is posted with this case summary. Smith has never been heard from again.
Dahmer was arrested for numerous murders of young men in Wisconsin in 1991. He told authorities that Smith was one of his victims; he said he'd strangled him. Investigators believe that Smith's remains were destroyed. Among the other missing men presumed to be victims of Dahmer: Richard Guerrero; Steven Tuomi; and David Thomas.
Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison for Smith's murder and other deaths in the early 1990s. He was killed in prison by a fellow inmate in 1994.
Other information and links : ncy
Milwaukee Police Department
414-935-7223
September 2021 updates and sources
The Associated Press
Tribute To The Victims Of Jeffrey Dahmer
JadedFreak's Midnight Zone
The Crime Library
Vita Extensa
The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: An American Nightmare
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
