THE SISTER of Dahmer victim Errol Lindsey, Rita Isbell, told Insider Sunday that Netflix never reached out to her about the programme, suggesting that was harsh and careless.
“I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it,” she said. “They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it. But I’m not money hungry, and that’s what this show is about, Netflix trying to get paid.”
Elsewhere, Mail Online reports that Alyssa Mairanz, owner and psychologist with Empower Your Mind Therapy, said about the programme Monster: “For people who are traumatised, what happens is you’re hearing everyone talk about it.
“It’s being advertised all over social media and TV, and so its interface can bring back a lot of dark emotions.”
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- Matt Snape
Jeffrey Dahmer show reigniting dark memories, claims psychologist
Netflix’s record-breaking show about mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer is bringing back a lot of dark emotions, claims a psychologist.
Mail Online reports that Alyssa Mairanz, owner and psychologist with Empower Your Mind Therapy, said about the programme Monster: “For people who are traumatised, what happens is you're hearing everyone talk about it.
“It's being advertised all over social media and TV, and so its interface can bring back a lot of dark emotions.”
- Matt Snape
Sister of Dahmer victim attacks Monster show for causing victims to relive trauma
The sister of Dahmer victim Errol Lindsey, Rita Isbell, told Insider Sunday that Netflix never reached out to her about the programme, suggesting that was harsh and careless.
“I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it,” she said. “They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it. But I’m not money hungry, and that’s what this show is about, Netflix trying to get paid.”
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer makes his initial court appearance in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with his lawyer Gerald Boyle (R) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in this file photo, July, 25, 1991. Photo credit: The Sun. - Matt Snape
Jeffrey Dahmer show’s success is down to its violent nature, claims columnist
Netflix’s insightful drama ‘Monster’, which explores the murders of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has made the platform’s history by beating Squid Game and Bridgerton as its most-watched show.
But Richard Rushfield, a columnist for The Ankler, told Good Morning America that the programme’s violent nature is responsible for its success.
“True crime has become a huge phenomenon across the medium,' he said. 'I think that, in tumultuous times where people feel uneasy and a lot of anxiety about their world, watching true crime helps them sort of acclimate themselves to the worst things on earth and they become accustomed to it.
“It makes the world a little less scary.”
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Jeffrey Dahmer show Monster topples Squid Game and Bridgerton as Netflix’s most-watched show
Netflix’s graphic story exploring the Jeffrey Dahmer murders continues to smash records on the platform.
The 10-episode series, ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’, has made Netflix history by beating Squid Game and Bridgerton as the most-watched show on the platform in its first week.
It exceeded half a billion views, reports Mail Online.
- Louis Allwood
Dahmer had 'submissive' fantasies when he was 18
Within the series, Conversations with a killer: The Jeffery Dahmer Tapes, E. Michael McCann, the Milwaukee District Attorney said by the time Dahmer was a senior in high school he was having "sexual fantasies".
One being of having sex with someone that was "completely submissive to him".
Within the tapes, Jeffrey admits that his first fantasy was "probably around when he was 18".
- Louis Allwood
Dahmer had an 'eerie' apartment
Jeff Fleming, a reporter from Milwaukee NBC, said he was at the scene of the night Dahmer was arrested.
Whilst reporting on the murders, Jeff highlighted that he knew something "big was happening" due to the faces of the police officers at the scene.
Jeff managed to get a look at Dahmer's apartment room as he knew the police officer guarding the door.
He said the room was not too memorable however the one thing that stood at to him "more than anything else" was the "creepy lava lamp".
He said it gave an "eerie" feel to the apartment.
- Louis Allwood
Dahmer's Lawyer was 'incredibly nervous' during first meeting with him
When Wendy Patrickus first went in to see Dahmer, he was sat at the corner of the table and she was "incredibly nervous" because she felt the investigation was "well over her head".
She felt like Clarice in the Silence of The Lambs as Dahmer was "very polite" which took her by surprise.
Dahmer said that it was "something he had buried in himself for years" during his first conversation with Wendy.
- Louis Allwood
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer victim Joseph Bradehoft?
Bradehoft was the eldest of four siblings and he grew up in Illinois.
He had only recently moved to Milwaukee before meeting Dahmer in July 1991.
He had moved to the area from Minnesota looking for work and was living in an apartment rented by his brother.
The 25-year-old had a wife and three young children back in Minnesota, the children ranging between the ages of two and seven.
He was in search of a job to help financially support his family.
Bradehoft had left for a job interview on July 19, 1991, and was never seen again.
His family shared that he loved sports and fishing and was a devoted father.
- Louis Allwood
How did Jeffrey Dahmer kill James Doxtator?
Jeffrey Dahmer killed mainly homosexual teens and young men, many of whom were people of ethnic minorities.
He would often target his victims in public areas, such as malls, bars, and bus stops, and would lure them back to his home with promises of money or sex.
According The Tampa Bay Times, Dahmer met James Doxtator on January 16, 1988, whilst he was waiting at a bus stop outside of a gay club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dahmer offered the young teen $50 in return for a nude photoshoot.
At this time, Dahmer was residing at his grandmother, Catherine's home.
After taking James back to Catherine’s house, Dahmer strangled the young boy and left his body in the basement.
Dahmer later dismembered his body disposing of the individual body parts.
James’ remains were never found, and he was only identified as one of Jeffrey’s victims after the serial killer’s arrest in July 1991.
- Louis Allwood
Viewers react to the new Conversations with a Killer series
Viewers have been left horrified by the new series with many describing it at "gruesome".
One viewer said: "Conversations with a killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes gives me the shivers."
A second added: "Horrifying, Gruesome, Shocking."
- Louis Allwood
Who was Dahmer's youngest victim?
James ''Jamie'' Doxtator was of Native American descent and just 14-years-old at the time of his death.
His mother described him as an independent and outgoing teenager who got into trouble and cut school.
According to The Tampa Bay Times, the teenager had ran away from home to escape an abusive stepfather – just two days before he met Jeffrey Dahmer.
Reports state that the teenager had an abusive father, who made his life quite difficult, however this was never confirmed.
His mother reported her son's disappearance to the police, but it wasn't until he was identified as one of Dahmer's victims that she found out what had happened to her son.
Despite his troubles, the young runaway had high hopes for his future, sadly the teenager had no idea about the tragedy that would ultimately cost him his life.
- Louis Allwood
How does Conversations with a killer: The Jeffery Dahmer Tapes start?
The new series opens with Jefferey Dahmer's lawyer sat in front of the camera explaining how she was given the case as her first job.
Wendy Patrickus explains that she got a call from her boss informing her of the "new case and it was a big one".
Wendy's boss had described Dahmer as "a nice man" and that he wouldn't "bite her head off".
- Louis Allwood
What is the polaroid challenge?
A sick TikTok polaroid challenge has gone viral encouraging people to find photos of the graphic polaroids that Dahmer took of his victims and filming their reactions to seeing the images.
Users have been warned not to take part in the disturbing challenge.
- Louis Allwood
What happened to Jeremiah Weinberger?
Just days after Dahmer killed 20-year-old Matthew Turner, he met Weinberger in Chicago.
The two then took a Greyhound bus to Milwaukee to spend the weekend together.
However, Weinberger's weekend getaway quickly went south after Dahmer drugged him and injected boiling water through his skull.
The injection put Weinberger into a coma and he died two days later.
- Louis Allwood
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer's defense attorney Wendy Patrickus?
Jeffrey Dahmer has been the focus of many documentaries over the years, after he was convicted of 17 murders, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In 2022 he will be the focus of yet another documentary, Conversations With A Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes.
Participating in the Netflix series is Wendy Patrickus, who was once Jeffrey Dahmer's defence attorney.
Patrickus was just 25 when she was assigned to Dahmer's Case, was one year out of law school and had just moved to Milwaukee.
She was first sent to speak to Dahmer by her boss, Gerald Boyle, who was also working as the killer’s attorney at the time.
Speaking in the documentary, the former defence attorney said: ''When I first went to see him it was a very small interview room.
''There was Jeff sitting in the corner of the table.
"I was incredibly nervous, because this is something that I felt was way over my head. I felt like Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.''
- Henry Moore
What is the sick polaroid challenge going viral on TikTok?
A sick TikTok polaroid challenge has gone viral encouraging people to find photos of the graphic polaroids that Dahmer took of his victims and react to the chilling images.
Dahmer was known for his vile collection of photos he would take of his victims.
Users have been warned not to take part in the disturbing challenge.
- Henry Moore
Who is David Dahmer?
David Dahmer was the second child of Lionel and Joyce Dahmer and the younger brother to Jefferey.
David's arrival reportedly had a negative effect on the future killer.
David, having graduated from college, would change his name and assume a new identity as he entered adulthood.
The brother of one of America's most deadly killers will not conduct interviews and is eager to leave his brother's crimes behind him.
David reportedly has a successful business and a family.
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- Henry Moore
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer?
Dahmer was born in Milwaukee on May 21, 1960.
“He was described as an energetic and happy child until the age of four when surgery to correct a double hernia seemed to effect a change in the boy,” according to Biography.com.
“Noticeably subdued, he became increasingly withdrawn following the birth of his younger brother and the family’s frequent moves.
“By his early teens, he was disengaged, tense and largely friendless.”
- Henry Moore
Where to watch the chilling new Jeffrey Dahmer doc
The new three-part series, titled Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, is available to watch now.
But where can you see this chilling telling of Dahmer's life?
Simply head over to Netflix to catch the horrifying show.
- Henry Moore
Dahmer took to 'cult worship' in his youth
A neighbour of Jeffrey Dahmer has revealed a chilling story from the killer's youth.
When Dahmer was just 15, neighbour Jim Klippel discovered a horrifying sight just yards from his home.
"About 100 yards away, there had been a large fire and 13 little fires around it," he said.
"It looked so much like a cult worship that it scared us to death."
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- Henry Moore
Dahmer's neighbours speak out
Kids that grew up in the same neighbourhood as the killer have spoken of his vile obsession with dead animals.
One neighbour told Arizona Republic in 1991: "He would collect these animals, dismembers them, separate them by body parts and put them in jars.
"The hut had tons and tons of jars of animals and pieces of animals. And he seemed to be fascinated by the decomposition."
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- Henry Moore
Full list of Jefferey Dahmer’s victims
His victims included:
- Curtis Straughter
- Richard Guerrero
- Jeremy Weinberger
- Jamie Doxtator
- Ricky Beeks
- Oliver Lacy
- Errol Lindsey
- Konerak Sinthasomphone
- Ernest Miller
- Tony Hughes
- Joseph Bradehoft
- Matt Turner
- Anthony Sears
- David C Thomas
- Edward W Smith
Viewers all say the same thing
Viewers of the Jefferey Dahmer show are all equally as disturbed by the sick scenes.
One fan said: “Watching the Netflix documentary about Jeffry Dahmer. That mind was really twisted.”
A second added: “The Jeffry Dahmer Series is so hard to watch. I’m not even 15 minutes in and i’m already sick.”
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer victim Edward Smith?
Edward “Eddie” Smith, was Dahmer’s seventh victim, and he killed the 28-year-old only two weeks after his previous murder.
Smith was known as “The Sheikh” by his friends because he often wore a head scarf.
He was an aspiring model from Milwaukee, with a loving family.
Smith’s sister, Carolyn, became a prominent figure in the trial, and his brother, J.W. Smith, read out statements in court from their family.
“Ed was raised in a Christian home where he learned how to be a loving, trusting, respectful human being,” he said.
Eddie inherited all the blessings that a family structure had to offer. The greatest of those blessings was love,” he added.
Dahmer's lawyer 'shocked me to the core'
His reasons “shocked me to the core”.
Wendy Patrickus was the murderers defence lawyer, and had to sit through 32 hours of horrifying court hearings.
In the Netflix documentary, Conversations With a Killer: The Unheard Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, he tells Wendy: “I was looking for live companionship, someone to spend the night with and have complete control over to do with whatever I pleased.
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