“Dahmer” has become a kind of shorthand in popular culture for pure evil. As such, even if you know the name Jeffrey Dahmer, it can be hard to grasp who the actual man was, his crimes, the saga of catching him, and what ultimately happened to him. Dahmer may have been a monster, but he was a complicated monster.
The new, aptly named Netflix limited series Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story explores the gruesome history of not only Dahmer, but also his victims and the community that suffered for years because of his murders and was underserved by justice. The show comes with big names attached: From co-creator Ryan Murphy of American Horror Story and American Crime Story fame, Monster stars Evan Peters as an adult Dahmer and Niecy Nash in a rare dramatic turn as Dahmer’s suspicious neighbor Glenda Cleveland.
