He did claim he was remorseful, declared his Faith in Jesus and was Baptized. It was when he was in prison and shortly before he was murdered by another inmate. We can't possibly know someones heart.
Is it correct to believe you base this opinion strictly on his prior acts, or that his crimes were so heinous he is unredeemable?
I don't think he is unredeemable at all. I don' t know anyone I would say that about. I don't think we can say that about anyone. I'm sorry if I gave that impression.
I think Dahmer had a conscience (was not a sociopath in context of the discussion.) I base this on reading some things he wrote. I read them some time ago.
He said basically that he hated himself, thought he was not normal or something from an early age, when his abberant behaviour began. You may remember he said he kept his victims, basically, out of loneliness, to have someone near. He felt he couldn't be with normal people.
Something like that. Anyway, I believed what he wrote and believe that it showed he had a conscience.
thanks for your reply.