Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was released on September 21st, 2022 and it is an American true crime anthology series on Netflix. Ryan Murphy and Iann Brennan are the creators of the series. The series is about Jeffrey Dahmer’s life who was a serial killer. Surprisingly, this series debuted at No. 1 on Netflix.
When watching the series, you may wonder whether the story is accurate or not. As we know, in fact Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer and he killed 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 and he even dismembered the victims.
Nancy Glass, an Emmy winning producer and also a journalist who had a chance to interview Jeffrey Dahmer in 1993 for CNN show Inside Edition said that Jeffrey Dahmer series on Netflix is not entirely accurate. She said that the writers had a poetic license to be able to bring the story to the screen.
To know how accurate the series is, you are able to check some facts about it below.
While Working at the Milwaukee Blood Plasma Center, Jeffrey Dahmer Did Not Drink Blood
In real life, Jeffrey Dahmer tried to drink a vial of blood on the rooftop of the center. However, he then spat it out. Meanwhile, in the series, it was shown that Dahmer brought home a bag of blood to drink and it was shown in the Episode 4 after he got a job at the Milwaukee Blood Plasma Center as a phlebotomist.
During Dahmer’s Trial, He Did Not Wear Glasses
During his trial, he did not wear the trademark aviator glasses. He even said to Inside Edition in an interview that he felt uncomfortable to look anyone in the face and he did not want to see their faces clearly.
Dahmer Truly Showed the Exorcist III Movie to His Victims Often
Dahmer said to Inside Edition that he showed The Exorcist III movie to his victims. He said that he felt very hopelessly evil and perverted so he got pleasure from watching the tape. He also said that he did not like to feel evil and he tried to overcome the thoughts and the desire to kill, but then he gave up.
When Dahmer Drove at 3 AM, He Was Pulled Over by Police and He Actually Had Human Remains in His Car
The New York Times reported that after Dahmer killed his first victim, namely Steven Hicks who was 18 years old, he was pulled over by police officials. It happened in 1978. In the situation, the officers were convinced by Dahmer to let him go and actually there were garbage bags of Hick’s remains in the backseat.
Dahmer Gave His Neighbor Sandwiches
Pamela Bass was not included in the series, but she said that Dahmer was nice and friendly and she was not suspicious of him at all. For your information, Pamela Bass was Dahmer’s neighbor. Dahmer even gave her sandwiches. After Dahmer’s crimes were revealed, Bass then felt afraid that in the sandwiches, there were probably someone’s body parts.
“Office of the Year” Was Not Received by Police Officers John Balcerzak and Joseph Gabrish
In the ninth episode of the Dahmer series on Netflix, it showed that officers John Balcerzak and Joseph Gabrish got an officer of the year recognition. In real life, both officers never received the recognition. They were even suspended after Dahmer was arrested and then they were reinstated in 1994.
His Victim’s Family Members Were Harassed by Him
As you are able to see in the sixth episode of the series, the family members of his victims were taunted. As shown, the families were called by him on the phone and then they were told by him to stop looking for their missing family member.
Glenda Cleveland Followed Up Her Suspicions to Milwaukee Police Again and Again
Same as shown in the series, in real life, Cleveland contacted the Milwaukee police about her suspicions about Dahmer after she saw an article in the newspaper that informed that Sinthasomphone was missing. She called the local authorities several times, but it was not answered. And then, she decided to contact the FBI and she was informed that it did not have jurisdiction. She called for months, but then Dahmer was finally arrested in real life seven weeks after.
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