Jeffrey Dahmer Victim's Mother Calls Out Netflix Series

Shirley Hughes, mother of Tony Hughes, a victim murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer in 1991, is sharing her thoughts on Netflix's 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.' After the true-crime series' high success and viewership, Shirley speaks out against the show, and questions how it was created in the first place.

[breezystl]

I wish they consulted the families before they made the Netflix series. This brings back the worst time in their lives for them (including the pain) as if it happened all over again. And for what? Entertainment? Views? Money? If you want the Jeffrey Dahmer story, there's already multiple movies, google, and YouTube. I feel for the families of the victims. 😔 Anyone who has been a victim of a crime or who has lost a loved one to it understands some of what the families are feeling.

[nicholasgarrick]

I feel for the victim family because they have to relive that horrible experience.

[serenawill]

"The deaf mute guy" DISGUSTING. His victims were literally just objects to him. Disgusting that he didn't even care to know their names. I hope he's frying in hell!

[scoobieamg]

I feel for the families. How horrible.

[joscelynyt]

Tony was one of the victims that had really made me feel some type of way towards for him🥺 sending love to his family and the rest of the victims family’s.

[qtrureborn]

Just imagine a haunting moment of your life from 15+ years ago suddenly resurfaces on the big screen for all to see. Old woulds open like new and it doesn’t help anyone.

[wurdofwizdumb]

I watched DAHMER. I definitely paused that last scene when it showed the pictures of the real victims and just reflected on it for a few moments. I’m not really religious but it’s one of those moments when I just think “if your soul can hear this, I empathize with you and wish you peace “

Its a shame something so horrible also is interesting in some freaky way too so many people, it’s just a real life horror movie.

Glenda is a hero of a woman as well. What a 💎

[JPGenergy]

That episode with Tony hit me like a truck. Didn’t even know about Tony, but the scene with him celebrating getting the job ripped my heart out . I feel for all the victims and their families but man oh man I shed a few tears.

[PengPeng]

You can't do a series like this without affecting the people involved. For them they lost relatives and friends. For the series everything is turned into a drama with characters. The True Crime genre has its limits.

[msjzubn]

Unfortunately, everything depicted in this Netflix series is on public record through interviews, court transcripts and news reports so the victims families have no legal recourse. The Son of Sam Law was enacted when infamous serial killer David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) stated he was being a offered a large sum of money in order to tell his story in 1977. This law states that any money acquired from books, movies, memoirs etc...would be put into an account and evenly distributed to victim's families and not to the criminal it is based on. This law is non applicable here as Jeffrey is long gone. His father Lionel Dahmer wrote a book years ago and was forced to give them a portion of the profits.

[tiki]

“The person to blame is sitting right across from you that’s the only person, not parents not society not pornography I mean those are just excuses”
He’s definitely not wrong his self awarness is spot on

[Kahayuman]

it is painful to relive this but without this the whole generation wont be able to honor the names of these victims. I feel like the series was able to touch that and now, we remember these men/boys that were killed. they will never be forgotten

[misshestermofet]

I knew more about Jeffery Dahmer than the victims until this came out. I woukd hate for this horrible moment to be relived if this was my family member. Families don't need those wounds reopened, these are people who were loved by their families and unfortunately they have been turned into a punchline for many online making jokes at the families expense. I really hope that there is no more remakes of this so that these families can heal and not think of how their loved one died but honor their memory instead.

[biggucciprincess]

I feel for all the victims but Konerak and Tony made me feel sympathy in a whole nother way. It was so heartbreaking. They all deserved to live.

[barbaramay]

Seeing the victims, learning about their lifes, seeing their families, it brings them into the picture. So many serial killer movies is ALL about them. We should know about the Victims and their families (with their consent) because the victims are SO important ❤

[CocoPink]

The lady screaming at the end in the trail broke my heart, Just felt so bad for her.

[popbaby]

I’m glad she responded. It was disgusting that they made a story about a fake romantic relationship.

[chantellewilson]

They wanted people to remember the victims. I had no idea who they we until this, I feel they did a great job people who had never heard of them now know.

[annedin]

As someone who lost a little brother, it doesnt matter what people would do. I always relieve the final moment with him from time to time. I still cry sometimes even though nobody mention him. The sadness comes from within. So for me, the series is not really a big deal. Even if the series didn’t happened, deep down, i believe they remember

[jengreen]

Then no more shows or movies about 9/11. That's painful for the families. While we're at it, get rid of all movies about WW1 and WW2. Painful for the families. Get rid of all the Ted Bundy shows, the Manson shows, the Zodiac killer movies and so on and so forth. Let's just never do entertainment about real life events ever.