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Lionel Herbert Dahmer (/ ˈ d ɑː m ər /; July 29, 1936 – December 5, 2023) was an American chemist and author known as the father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In 1994, he wrote A Father's Story, a non-fictional account on his son's upbringing, subsequent progress to become a world-wide-known serial killer and its aftermath.
- Chemist researcher and author
- Lionel Herbert Dahmer, July 29, 1936 (age 87), West Allis, Wisconsin, US
- 1959–Present
- Being the father of Jeffrey Dahmer
Dec 12, 2023 · Lionel Dahmer, the father of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the author of a haunting memoir about his son’s youth, died on Dec. 5 in Medina, Ohio. He was 87.
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- Lionel Tried to Keep Jeffrey in Prison After His 1989 Conviction
- Jeffrey's Next Arrest Brought Them 'Very Close'
- Lionel Has Pondered What Could Have Caused Jeffrey's Behavior
- Lionel's Last Interview Was in 2020
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In 1989, Dahmer was arrested and convicted of second degree sexual assault. He was sentenced a year at a work release camp and was released in 1990, per the FBI. He was placed under five years of probation. Lionel wrote a letter to Judge William Gardner asking for the judge to keep Jeffrey in prison, writing he believed his son needed additional me...
Dahmer was arrested again on over a dozen murder charges in July 1991. He was convicted of 15 counts of murder in 1992, and was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences. Lionel said in an interview on the Oprah Winfrey Showin 1994 that he visited his son in prison at least once a month and spoke on the phone at least once a week. "We’ve gotten ve...
Lionel opened up about his attempts to understand Dahmer's desire to kill while speaking to Winfrey in 1994. "I considered all kinds of things. Was it environmental, genetic? Was it, perhaps, medications that were taken at the time of — you know, in the first trimester? Was it the effect of, you know, the popular subject now, media violence?" he as...
Lionel appeared in the 2020 documentary "Jeffrey Dahmer: Mind of a Monster," but has largely remained out of the public eye. In the documentary, he described his immediate reaction to finding out that Dahmer was murdered while imprisoned in 1994. "When I find out that Jeff was murdered, it was just devastating," he said. "It affected me very gravel...
Lionel Dahmer, 86, is a retired chemist and author who has publicly admitted there were warning signs about his son's behavior. He visited his son in prison, wrote a memoir and appeared in a documentary about the serial killer.
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Dec 7, 2023 · Lionel Dahmer, who died in 2023, tried to love and support his son Jeffrey, who murdered 17 men and was killed in prison. He wondered if Jeffrey's crimes were hereditary, caused by drugs, or related to his shyness.
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Apr 18, 2023 · The Story Of Lionel Dahmer, The Loving Father Of Jeffrey Dahmer Who Had No Idea He Was Raising A Serial Killer. After Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of murdering 17 people, Lionel Dahmer was plagued by guilt about where it all went wrong and how he may have helped set his son down a dark path.
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Dec 7, 2023 · Lionel Dahmer, father of confessed serial killer Jeffrey L. Dahmer, is shown with his wife, Shari, on the first day of his son's sanity trial on Jan. 30, 1992, in Milwaukee. Lionel Dahmer has...
Dec 6, 2023 · The father of the most infamous serial killer in Milwaukee history has died. Lionel Dahmer, the father of Jeffrey Dahmer, was 87 years old and died in hospice care in Medina County, Ohio, on...
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