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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Dahm, That's A Good Deal

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Real estate agent Gregory Greco has every reason to feel optimistic about selling a three bedroom ranch house in Bath, Ohio.

The 2,200 sq. ft. home is on a secluded 1.5-acre lot that overlooks a picturesque pond, has an updated kitchen, high-quality appliances and granite countertops.

And the asking price is only $329,000, a price that some might say is criminally low for the area. But there is one small thing: It's the childhood home of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Greco admits owning a home that was once a crime scene is not for everyone.

“Some people are not going to want any part of it. Some people want a part of it. But there have been families that have lived here since that happened. The home has transferred a number of times,” Greco told WJW-TV.

In 1978, when his parents were out of town, he picked up a hitchhiker named Stephen Hicks for sex and brought him back to the house. Later, when Hicks tried to leave, Dahmer bludgeoned him with a barbell.

Dahmer isn't the only well-known person who's lived in the house. The current owner, Chris Butler, is an NPR contributor and musician who may be best known for writing "I Know What Boys Like," a 1979 new wave hit for the Waitresses.

"The truth is, the vibe here is fantastic," he wrote. "The house didn't kill anybody, and I didn't see any ghosts. I'm not superstitious or a believer in the paranormal, but after months of people freaking out about where I was living, I did begin to wonder if there might be some leftover bad business in the place."

Maybe so, but he got a great deal: The notoriety of the house helped lower the price down to $245,000, about $100,000 less than similar houses in the area, according to AOL Real Estate.


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