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A photograph of a college student smoking marijuana isn't likely to garner much internet attention. Attach a famous or notorious name to it, however, and you get a piece of Internet lore with unlimited potential. An image purportedly showing a young Jeffrey Dahmer standing next to a marijuana snow bong or ice bong has been around since at least 2013 when it was posted to the Trees subreddit — a section of reddit.com dedicated to marijuana — with the caption, So I just found this photo of Jeffrey Dahmer... Although this posting contained no information about where and when this image was taken (or where it was allegedly found), this photograph's association with the infamous serial killer stuck. And we'll admit, the man in this photograph does bear a superficial resemblance to a young Jeffrey Dahmer: However, this is not Dahmer. The image was taken in October 1982, and although the student next to the snow bong was not specifically identified, Lyle stated that Scott Burgeson created the snowy smoking device: A sign for the Chi Phi fraternity can be spotted in the background of this photograph. Jeffrey Dahmer spent one single term at Ohio State University (not the University of Minnesota) in 1978. According to The Lantern, the university's newspaper, Dahmer was not a member of any university organizations, and thus would be unlikely to participate in fraternity activities (such as a giant snow bong): We have so far been unable to track down Scott Burgeson for comment.
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