Is Dahmer based on a true story?

Upcoming true-crime series Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story dropped its first trailer on September 16. X-Men star Evan Peters plays the infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer on the show. The 10-part series revolves around 17 brutal murders committed by Dahmer between 1978 and 1991. 

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is executively produced by co-creators Murphy and Ian Brennan. Paris Barclay, Carl Franklin, and Janet Mock are series directors. The first four episodes of the miniseries were written by Murphy and Brennan, alongside Mock, David McMillan, Reilly Smith, and Todd Kubrak. 

Niecy Nash, Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown, Colin Ford, Michael Learned, Molly Ringwald, and Richard Jenkins will also star in the hotly anticipated series. 

The trailer shows Dahmer inviting one of his victims to his house. The individual soon realises that there is something disconcerting about the place. Niecy Nash plays the killer’s next-door neighbour who begins to suspect him.

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Is it based on a true story?

Based on a true story, the limited series is unique from other true crime shows. It portrays Dahmer’s gruesome crimes from the victims’ perspectives, rather than the perpetrator’s point of view.  The series also focuses on the Wisconsin Police Department, which was accused of systemic racism during the investigation. This is believed to have allowed Dahmer to continue his killing spree.

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Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer in the United States. He is infamous for his ‘innovative’ methods of torture, including the preservation of body parts and cannibalism. Dahmer had a disturbing childhood. He would invite his targets to his home, and eventually end up feasting on them. He was arrested in 1991 and was founded guilty of rape, necrophilia, cannibalism, murder, and sodomy.

The Netflix series will reveal more information about Dahmer’s childhood, murder spree, and eventual conviction and sentencing.