Christopher Scarver
This goo was worth a point in August 2025.
publication date: Monday, August 18, 2025 (part of August 2025)
category: 
Crime
clue: Philosophers debate whether executing a murderer reduces the number of killers in the world. But since he was already a convicted murderer prior to his infamous double homicide of his fellow inmates, the incident really did reduce the number of killers in Wisconsin's penal system by two.
explanation: Scarver is known for the 1994 murders of Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson while on a prison work detail together. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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