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Jeffrey Dahmer victim's family brands series 'retraumatising' as they slam Netflix show
Netflix's latest crime series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been slammed by a cousin of one of the victims.The series dropped on the streaming service on September 21 and follows one of America's most prolific serial killers who became known as the Milwaukee cannibal due to the nature of his horrific crimes.Largely told from the point of view of his victims, the harrowing series follows the notorious killer, played by Evan Peters, who reigned terror on several boys and men between 1978 and 1991.READ MORE: Netflix fans 'physically sick' as Jeffrey Dahmer series airs disturbing cannibal scenesErrol Lindsey was just 19 .years old when he became one of Dahmer's victims and his sister, Rita Isbell, came face-to-face with her brothers killer during his trial where she infamously screamed at him, a heartbreaking moment that was depicted in the Netflix series.Since the series' release, a clip comparing the real courtroom footage to the Netflix scene was shared by Rita's cousin, Eric Perry, who called the entire experience "retraumatising" for his family.He took to Twitter and wrote: "I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge rn, but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell’s) are pissed about this show."It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?"Referencing Rita taking the stand in court, he said: "Like recreating my cousin having an emotional breakdown in court in the face of the man who tortured and murdered her brother is WILD.
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Jeffery Dahmer Netflix series slammed by victim’s family
of one of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims says the new Netflix dramatization of the cannibal’s murder spree has dredged up painful trauma for his family — who are “pissed” at the streaming giant.Errol Lindsey, 19, became the twisted killer and sex offender’s 11th known victim when he was brutally murdered in July 1991, after being lured to Dahmer’s Milwaukee apartment to drink beer.Dahmer, who murdered and dismembered 17 men and boys, drilled a hole in Lindsey’s skull before pouring acid into it and decapitating him, authorities said.The sickening crimes were retold in Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which aired Wednesday — leaving many viewers “nauseated.” Lindsey’s cousin Eric Perry took to Twitter after it dropped to slam the streaming hit.“I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge rn, but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell’s) are pissed about this show,” Perry wrote next to a side by side shot of his cousin, Rita Isbell, delivering a victim’s impact statement at Dahmer’s trial and the series’ reenactment. “It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?”Isbell also told Insider that Netflix did not consult or pay her for the reenactment of her emotional courtroom outburst — which led to her being pulled off the stand by court officers.“When I saw some of the show, it bothered me, especially when I saw myself — when I saw my name come across the screen and this lady saying verbatim exactly what I said, she reportedly said.“If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought it was me.
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