Family of Jeffrey Dahmer victim say they’ve been blindsided by Netflix series

"They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it."

Family members of a man murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer have described being blindsided by Netflix's new drama series which focuses on the crimes of the serial killer. Dahmer has been trending on social media ever since Netflix dropped their latest series, 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story', a dramatization of his life and crimes which stars Evan Peters as Dahmer. The series stars Evan Peters and is directed by Ryan Murphy, who sought to give victims a voice and highlight the systemic racism, white privilege and homophobia that contributed to Dahmer avoiding arrest for so long. Also known as the 'Milwaukee Cannibal' or the 'Milwaukee Monster', Dahmer killed and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. He also reportedly ate parts of his victims, who he would lure back to his apartment before killing them. [caption id="attachment_360744" align="alignnone" width="1116"] Evan Peters in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Credit: Netflix[/caption] The series has been met with a lot of controversy  and now, Rashad Robinson, the president of nonprofit civil rights advocacy organisation Color of Change, told Tudum the series offers a way to 'understand and see the humanity of those who were murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer', but Rita Isbell, the sister of one of the men killed by Dahmer, said her family wasn't involved in the discussions. Related links:

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