Last year, the series based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was released by Netflix on September 21, 2022. The name of the series is Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. This series has amassed 1 billion views on Netflix. With the success of this series in gathering a huge amount of viewers in such a pretty short time, it seems like it is safe to say that a lot of people like this series and are interested in this story.
The Netflix hit called Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story follows the life of no one other than a man named Jeffrey Dahmer. It tells everything from his birth to death, including his relationship with his family and especially his father. In the series, it can be found how he copes with being the father of his son who was known as one of the serial killers. It is showcased in the series that he and his son had a rocky relationship as he was not there during his son’s childhood.
After watching Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, many people are curious about Jeffrey Dahmer’s father. Aside from those who have watched the series, those who are planning to watch it are also curious about the same thing. So, what happened to Jeffrey Dahmer’s father?
According to ScreenRant, Jefree Dahmer’s father, Lionel Dahmer, is still alive as of 2022. The man has been given his thoughts about what he believed to have led to his son being a serial killer. In 1994, he released a novel that describes his feelings towards his son’s crimes called A Father’s Story. In the novel, he gives the details of his thoughts about his wrong parenting may have been the factor that made his son this way. Not only that, he also talks about different theories as to how this thing could have happened.
For anyone who is wondering where Jeffrey Dahmer’s father, Lionel Dahmer, is now, he is reported to live in Seville, Ohio, United States. The man currently lives with his second wife named Shari. Being a father of a serial killer is clearly not something to be proud of. That’s why he tries his best to be out of people’s eyes, except for the novel and a few documentaries. It is stated that his last appearance was in a documentary in 2020. As he has been away from the spotlight since that day, he has yet to make any statement on the controversial yet Netflix hit series based on his son called Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
If you are wondering if Lionel Dahmer visited his son Jeffrey Dahmer in prison, the answer to the question is yes. When his son was in prison, he often visited him at least once a month. Besides, he also used to call him at least once a week. He said to Oprah in an interview that he felt closer to his son when he was in prison than before his arrest. On the same occasion, the man also added that he still loves his son and will always stick by him.
Talking about Lionel Dahmer’s visits to Jeffrey Dahmer, one of them was depicted in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. In the series, it is portrayed that Jeffrey tells his father Lionel that he wants to be baptized. In fact, he went through it in real life before he was killed by one of the prisoners Christopher Scarver.
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