The real Lionel Dahmer had a lot to say in interviews about why he believes his son turned out the way he did, and you’ll notice his main argument revolves around Joyce Dahmer, Jeffrey’s mother, and her constant use of different pills while she was pregnant with him.

The murder of Jeffrey Dahmer by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver in 1994 had a lasting impact on Scarver's son, who said he learned of it from the news.