Lionel Herbert Dahmer ( / ˈ d ɑː m ər/; born July 29, 1936) is an American retired research chemist and father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In 1994, he wrote A Father's Story, a non-fictional account on his son Jeffrey Dahmer's upbringing, subsequent progress to become a world-wide known serial killer and its aftermath. [1] Lionel's figure has been controversial in the subsequent years since his son's crimes, as both he and his former wife have been accused of neglecting Dahmer during his childhood.

Jeffrey Dahmer's dad is considering suing Netflix for "glamorising" his son's murders". PopBuzz . Retrieved September 19, 2023. On July 23 1991 Lionel Dahmer discovered his son, Jeffrey Dahmer, was a serial killer but where is he now? His character features in the first episode of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and it turns out Lionel is still alive today. It’s now reported Lionel lives in Ohio with his wife Shari and since 2020 he has kept away from being in the public eye. He stood by his son’s side during his trial, during which Jeffrey was sentenced to 15 life sentences, and continued to visit Jeffrey while he was behind bars. Meanwhile, Lionel Dahmer tried to figure out what had gone so wrong in Jeffrey’s childhood that it turned him into a killer. Lionel Dahmer Grapples With The Knowledge That He Raised A Killer During the early years of Jeffrey's life, Dahmer's academic responsibilities and, later on, long work shifts prevented him with spending enough time with his wife and children. Shortly after Jeffrey's birth, Dahmer he received a Master of Science degree from Marquette University in 1962. [5] Later, he enrolled at Iowa State University, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in October 1966. [6] He describes himself as average, even asserts to consider himself as mediocre student:

I have reservations regarding Jeff’s chances when he hits the streets. I have experienced an extremely frustrating time trying to urge initiation of some type of treatment,” Lionel Dahmer explained. “I sincerely hope that you might intervene in some way to help my son, who I love very much and for whom I want a better life. I do feel, though, that this may be our last chance to initiate something lasting and that you can hold the key.”

So who is Lionel Dahmer? What was his relationship like with Jeffrey? And how did he react to the revelation that his son was a serial killer? Who Is Lionel Dahmer? Dahmer, Lionel Herbert (1994). A Father's Story. William Morrow and Company Inc. p.35. ISBN 978-0688121563. Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Lionel Dahmer and his second wife, Shari, during Jeffrey Dahmer’s 1992 murder trial. Curt Borgwardt/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images Jeffrey Dahmer was later sentenced to over 900 years in prison for his series of gruesome murders. When I find out that Jeff was murdered, it was just devastating,” he said, according to TODAY. “It affected me very gravely.”Behind every serial killer, there’s the family that raised them. For Jeffrey Dahmer — who gruesomely killed 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991 — that family was his father, Lionel Dahmer, and his mother, Joyce.