The mother of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims is enraged by the “evil” Halloween costumes of a notorious cannibal serial killer.
Shirley Hughes, mother of Dahmer victim Tony Hughes, TMZ . said That disturbing fashion simply exploits the victims of 17 Milwaukee’s villainous victims – and shocks their families.
waking up freak It sparked a backlash on social media Last week, dozens of Twitter followers were furious over the costumes, apparently sparked by the popular and controversial Netflix series “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
Shirley Hughes has already dealt with the seriesThe Reign of Terror ended, saying, “It didn’t happen like that.
“I don’t see how they can do that,” the 85-year-old mum said of Netflix. “I don’t see how they can use our names and put things like that out there.”
Dahmer’s costumes have emerged in anticipation of Halloween, including killer glasses that are now autographed alongside wigs and button-up short-sleeved shirts — with one photo showing a young boy posing for a hologram as Dahmer.
Jeffrey Dahmer appears for the first time in Milwaukee County Court, where he is charged with four counts of first-degree premeditated murder.
Dahmer killed at least 17 people.
Tony Hughes, a 17-year-old who was deaf and unable to speak, met Dahmer at a Milwaukee gay bar on May 24, 1991, and returned home with the killer.
The teen was drugged and dismembered, with Dahmer keeping his skull.
In all, Dahmer murdered 17 boys and men between the late 1970s and early 1990s, and ate or preserved the body parts of many of his victims.
Evan Peters plays the infamous serial killer in the Netflix series.
The Dahmer series was released in September.
He was arrested in 1991 and later convicted before being killed by another inmate inside a Wisconsin prison in 1994.
The Netflix series has inspired others to exploit the killer’s gruesome reputation, including a Canadian collector who is Sell Dahmer property online.
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