Jeffrey Dahmer's lawyer Gerald Boyle dies as he's remembered for finding the 'soul' in most horrific of criminals

The Wisconsin defence lawyer who represented serial slayer Jeffrey Dahmer has died astatine the property of 88.

Gerald Boyle passed from earthy causes connected November 17, portion doing thing helium loved - watching the Green Bay Packers instrumentality connected the Chicago Bears with his wife, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

He had been successful mediocre wellness since 2017, erstwhile helium told the outlet: 'I'm not going to get better. I'm an aged antheral now, that's conscionable the world of life.'

Boyle's daughter, Bridget Boyle, past announced his passing successful a Facebook post connected Tuesday.

She said her begetter 'always wanted to enactment the clients first, knowing they were successful a mediocre situation.

'It was instilled upon america that adjacent though they whitethorn person committed the astir horrific crimes, they besides had a soul, and they were human.'

Bridget besides remembered her begetter connected Facebook arsenic a 'a distinguished attorney, helium dedicated his beingness to the relentless pursuit of justice,' she wrote.

'Over a singular vocation spanning decades, helium fearlessly championed countless high-profile cases, earning wide respect for his crisp ineligible caput and compassionate heart.

'For those helium represented, helium was a beacon of anticipation and unwavering support.' 

Boyle grew up successful Chicago, Illinois and served successful the US Army for astir six years, yet becoming a skipper earlier helium moved to Milwaukee to be Marquette Law School.

Following his graduation successful 1962, Boyle clerked for a authorities Supreme Court justice.

He past went connected to enactment successful a backstage ineligible office, and joined the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office successful 1965.

Over his archetypal 18 months arsenic a prosecutor, helium did not suffer a azygous lawsuit - earning him the rubric of lawman territory attorney, the Journal-Sentinel reports.

But aft his failed tally for the Milwaukee County District Attorney, Boyle decided to participate backstage practice.

His astir well-known lawsuit came successful the aboriginal 1990s, erstwhile Dahmer was arrested connected charges including decapitation, necrophilia and cannibalism.

The serial slayer yet confessed to the murders of 11 victims whose severed heads were recovered successful his Milwaukee apartment, and aboriginal admitted to sidesplitting different six victims.

At 1 point, helium adjacent told Boyle, 'This is my fault. There is simply a clip to beryllium honest,' the lawyer recounted successful a 1991 PEOPLE article. 

Boyle tried, unsuccessfully, to motorboat an insanity defense, gaining nationalist attraction for his repour with the jury.

'Keep successful mind, he's representing; and successful information defending, a cannibal, a serial killer,' said Andy Regal, past an enforcement shaper for CourtTV.

'And yet, helium was capable to beryllium truthful folksy and astute and compassionate successful his communications with the jury.'

The lawyer yet mislaid the case, however, and Dahmer entered the Columbia Correctional Institute successful February 1992 to service his 15 consecutive beingness terms.

But conscionable 2 years into his sentence, Dahmer was beaten to decease by chap inmate Christopher Scarver.

Following his passing, Boyle remembered the serial slayer arsenic being 'like Halley's comet.

'A transgression similar him comes astir each 75 years, and thankfully isn't seen again for different 75,' helium told PEOPLE successful 1994. 

Despite the loss, Boyle continued to person a palmy career.

He defended erstwhile Green Bay Packer Mark Chmura, who was charged successful 2000 with sexually assaulting his children's 17-year-old babysitter astatine an after-prom party, but was aboriginal acquitted.

Boyle besides defended John Maloney, a Green Bay arson detective convicted of sidesplitting his woman and mounting occurrence to her body, and represented a fired Miller Brewing enforcement successful a lawsuit dubbed the 'Seinfeld case.'

The enforcement was fired successful 1993 aft a pistillate coworker complained helium discussed an occurrence that made jokes astir a pistillate organ.

Boyle won a $24.7million verdict for the executive, but it was aboriginal thrown retired connected entreaty and the plaintiff sued Boyle, yet receiving $625,000 from his insurer.

Still, those who fought with Boyle successful the courtrooms accidental helium was a persuasive man.

'When helium walked into court, helium wanted to ain the courtroom. That was his style,' erstwhile Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher told WTMJ, noting: 'We battled.'

Bucher went connected to telephone Boyle an 'excellent communicative teller.'

'He had the assemblage successful his hands,' the erstwhile DA recounted. 

'I would effort to distract him (knock a publication disconnected the array oregon spill coffee) successful bid to interruption his stride,' helium admitted. 'When helium was giving a closing argument, adjacent I was riveted.'

Boyle besides instilled a emotion for justness successful his children, Bridget, Ellen and Gerald.

Both Bridget and Gerald went connected to signifier instrumentality with their begetter astatine antithetic times, and Bridget told the Journal-Sentinel however helium would instrumentality the household to sojourn clients successful jailhouse connected Christmas and Thanksgiving.

He is present survived by his woman of 59 years, arsenic good arsenic by his children, Bridget, Ellen and Gerald.