Murphy, who has an overall deal with Netflix, co-created the series - which stars Evan Peters in the title role - with his longtime producing partner Brennan. According to the show’s description, “ Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.” 7.)īetween 19, Dahmer gruesomely murdered 17 men. It’s cruel.” (Netflix’s Conversations With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes also premieres on Oct. My cousins wake up every few months at this point with a bunch of calls and messages and they know there’s another Dahmer show. So when they say they’re doing this ‘with respect to the victims’ or ‘honoring the dignity of the families’, no one contacts them. My family found out when everyone else did. It’s all public record, so they don’t have to notify (or pay!) anyone. “To answer the main question,” he wrote in a follow-up thread, “no, they don’t notify families when they do this. “WIIIIIILD.”Īfter his post received replies, he followed up to say that, because the sentencing is public record, the family was not notified. Perry added of the scene portraying Isbell: “Like recreating my cousin having an emotional breakdown in court in the face of the man who tortured and murdered her brother is WILD,” Perry wrote. “It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?” “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,” he posted on Twitter. Netflix and Ryan Murphy Productions declined comment.Įric Perry, who identified himself as a cousin of Lindsey, also spoke out about the series when the scene portraying Isbell’s victim impact statement was first shared on social media. She added, “The episode with me was the only part I saw. It’s sad that they’re just making money off of this tragedy. If the show benefited them in some way, it wouldn’t feel so harsh and careless. … The victims have children and grandchildren. “I could even understand it if they gave some of the money to the victims’ children. “I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it. Isbell says she wasn’t contacted by Netflix and criticized the streaming giant for profiting off the tragic story. It brought back all the emotions I was feeling back then.” That’s why it felt like reliving it all over again. Her hair was like mine, she had on the same clothes. “If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought it was me. “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,” wrote Isbell in an essay for Insider. 'The Rings of Power' Writers React to 5 Fan Criticisms of Their Show
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