Topline The mother of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims spoke out against the hit Netflix series Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story after its lead actor won a Golden Globe this week, saying the depiction of murderers in pop culture “keeps the obsession” with killers going, making her the latest family member of a Dahmer victim to criticize the series. Evan Peters poses with the Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film award for … [+] “Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in the press room during the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 10, 2023.Getty Images Key Facts Shirley Hughes, the mother of Tony Hughes, whose murder by Dahmer in 1991 was depicted in the Netflix series, told TMZ that “sick people thrive on the fame” and added it’s “a shame that people can take our tragedy and make money.” Actor Evan Peters—who played Dahmer—should have used his Golden Globes acceptance speech to recognize the serial killer’s victims and their families, Hughes told TMZ, although she added that he shouldn’t have accepted the role in the first place “out of respect for the families still living with heartbreak from losing loved ones.” Rita Isbell, whose 19-year-old brother, Eric Perry, was killed by Dahmer, called the show “harsh and careless” last year. (Isbell gave a victim impact statement at Dahmer’s 1992 trial that was dramatized in the Netflix series.) Isbell wrote in a September essay for Insider that she wishes some of the show’s profits had been… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Dahmer Victim’s Mother Blasts Netflix Series After Actor Wins Golden Globe—Latest Family Member To Speak Out
