Yes, Dahmer monster is based on a true story.
Netflix is back with another true crime drama, all about notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Jeffrey Dahmer also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who committed the murder and dismemberment of seventeen men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
He was born on May 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Dahmer was reportedly interested in dead animals from a young age and even began collecting the skeletons of small animals and roadkill. He’s also said to have been an outsider at high school.
He was responsible for the murder of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. His sickening murders involved dismemberment, necrophilia and cannibalism, with Dahmer subsequently becoming known as the ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’. He was also found to have preserved body parts in his home.
Prior to the murders, Dahmer had been arrested on various occasions including for groping a young boy. He committed his first murder just three weeks after graduating high school in 1978. He killed his second victim in the late ’80s, after a stint in the army, continuing for years up until his arrest in 1991.
Dahmer’s victims were predominantly Black, Asian and Latino men, ranging in age from 14 to 33.
Dahmer was eventually caught when one of his victims, Tracy Edwards, escaped and was found running down the street with a pair of handcuffs dangling from his wrist. He told police that Dahmer was trying to kill him, with authorities going on to find body parts preserved in his apartment.
Although Jeffrey Dahmer was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, and a psychotic disorder, Dahmer was found to be legally sane at his trial. He was jailed for life in 1992 – given 15 consecutive life sentences, equating to 957 years in prison. He was also later issued a 16th life sentence.
On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was beaten to death by Christopher Scarver, a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story stars Evan Peters playing the cannibal serial killer who killed 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is now streaming on Netflix.