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nypost.comslammed the show. The cousin of the serial killer’s 11th victim, Errol Lindsey, 19, tweeted, “I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge [right now], but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbells) are pissed about this show.
It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?”She also said that Netflix did not pay her or consult her about it.
Shirley Hughes, the mother of Dahmer’s victim Tony Hughes, 17, also blasted the show. “I don’t see how they can do that,” the 85-year-old said of Netflix. “I don’t see how they can use our names and put stuff like that out there.” The show’s popularity also caused people to don disturbing Dahmer Halloween costumes.
Fans of the show also made the notorious serial killer and cannibal a thirst object, posting tweets like, “Jeffrey Dahmers mugshot definitely gives something i didn’t know or think it would give,” one person tweeted, to which another Twitter user replied, “You don’t, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Jeffrey Dhamer.” Season 2 has yet to announce casting.
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