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Lionel Herbert Dahmer (/ ˈ d ɑː m ər /; July 29, 1936 – December 5, 2023) was an American chemist and author known as the father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. [2] In 1994, he wrote A Father's Story, a non-fictional account on his son's upbringing, subsequent progress to become a world-wide-known serial killer and its aftermath. [3]
After 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' and 'Conversations with a Killer,' people wonder if his upbringing is to blame for his crimes. Psychologists weigh in.
The drama film Raising Jeffrey Dahmer was released in 2006. Revolving around the reactions of Dahmer's parents following his arrest in 1991, Raising Jeffrey Dahmer stars Rusty Sneary as Dahmer and co-stars Scott Cordes as Lionel. [358] In 2012, an independent documentary, The Jeffrey Dahmer Files, premiered at the South by Southwest festival.
Dahmer donated the remaining portion of the proceeds to the victims' families. [3] Dahmer and his wife Shari received support from Theresa Smith, sister of victim Eddie Smith, who is mentioned in the acknowledgments. [4] "If anyone has a right to write a book, it's them [Jeffrey's parents] and the families [of the victims].
Lionel was the father of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and another younger son, David Dahmer. Lionel shared Jeffrey and David with his first wife, Joyce, but the two divorced when Jeffrey ...
Netflix's new series DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has renewed interest in the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer — the 17 innocent victims he raped, murdered and ...
Lionel Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer's father, is now 86 and still alive. He wrote a book about his son, a serial killer. He was played by the actor Richard Jenkins.
Dahmer moved into the home with his parents when he was 8 years old. Not long after graduating from Revere High School, he took 18-year-old Steven Mark Hicks to the home where Hicks was killed and ...