Mother of Jeffrey Dahmer Victim Tony Hughes Speaks Out Against Netflix Limited Series
etonline.comJeffrey Dahmer victim Tony Hughes, has spoken out against the Netflix series,, which depicts the serial killer’s murders. “I don’t see how they can use our names and put stuff out like that out there,” she said.
In an interview with the , Shirley, now 85, has joined the growing number of relatives who have slammed Ryan Murphy’s dramatization starring Evan Peters as the gruesome killer who murdered 17 men and teenage boys over 13 years.
The series, which has quickly become one of the most watched originals on Netflix, even features Rodney Burford as Tony, a deaf and mute man who was killed in 1991, with Karen Malina White portraying his mother, Shirley. “I don’t see how they can do that,” she said, with the outlet reporting that she explained “it was difficult to talk about Tony’s murder” before hanging up.
In addition to Shirley, Errol Lindsey’s sister, Rita Isbell, and a cousin named Eric Perry, both lashed out against the limited series for not reaching out to them prior to its debut on Netflix and for “retraumatizing” their experiences.
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