Jeffrey Dahmer‘s father, Lionel Dahmer — whose relationship along with his son was dissected in a latest Netflix sequence — has died … this in response to a brand new report.
Lionel handed away Tuesday whereas in hospice care in Medina County, Ohio … in response to The Solar, which broke the information. The precise circumstances of his dying are unknown.
The man is clearly well-known for his relation to the infamous serial killer … who murdered, dismembered and cannibalized upwards of 17 males between 1978 and 1991.
As soon as Dahmer’s crimes got here to gentle … Lionel was one of many solely individuals who defended him, and did numerous interviews making an attempt to elucidate and justify why his son had accomplished what he did. Lionel chalked up Jeffery’s murders to his troubled upbringing and psychological sickness.
He even appeared alongside Jeffrey for one MSNBC interview when the killer was already behind bars. Lionel stated he nonetheless beloved his son regardless and would stick by him.
After all, Jeffery was murdered in jail in 1994 … one thing Lionel decried and resented.
Lionel and his son’s relationship was portrayed in nice element within the 2022 Netflix restricted sequence, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” … which had Evan Peters enjoying Jeffrey and Richard Jenkins enjoying Lionel.
The present actually depicted Lionel as caring for his child … but additionally, considerably absent from his life — and at a number of completely different factors, the character brushed apart Jeffery’s makes an attempt to inform his dad about his misdeeds.
Lionel was 87.
