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Trend with photos of Dahmer victims goes viral on TikTok and relatives are angry

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2 years ago

October 5, 2022

After the huge popularity of the new Netflix series ‘Dahmer: The American Cannibal’, some TikTok users started a trend called the ‘Polaroid challenge’ where people record themselves reacting to photos taken by Jeffrey Dahmer of their victims, something morbid to say the least.

After some of the killer’s victimized family members spoke out, TikTok removed the content, but users continue to try to replicate the search for views trend. It is worth mentioning that the Netflix series is based on the true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and involves the lives and families of the victims who suffered from the crime.

Eric Perry, close to Errol Lindsey, one of the victims of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, criticized the production of the series ‘Dahmer: An American Cannibal’ (2022), broadcast by Netflix last Wednesday, the 17th. The production is inspired by the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer, responsible for 17 murders involving rape, necrophilia and cannibalism between 1978 and 1991.

Perry explained why his family is against fictionalizing serial killers. Additionally, he also clarified that since the murders are in the public domain, the production of the series has no obligation to contact the families of the victims before airing.

“I don’t tell anyone what to watch and what not to watch, and I know true crime media is very popular right now, but if you’re really curious about the victims: my family (the Isbells) is fucking pissed off by this series.. Is it re-traumatizing, and for what?How many films, series and documentaries do we need?

Perry called particularly cruel the recreation of a speech by his cousin, Rita Isabell, during the Dahmer trial, who had a severe emotional breakdown during the victim’s impact statement.

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