A mother of a Jeffrey Dahmer victim has slammed people dressing as the serial killer for Halloween.
Some fans of the Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix are seemingly forgetting the terrifying true story behind the chart-topping programme and using Jeffrey as inspiration for their Halloween costumes.
Online stores are reportedly seeing a surge in sales of Jeffrey-inspired outfits ahead of the spooky celebrations at the end of this month.
Dahmer horrifyingly murdered 17 young men and was sentenced to life in prison in 1992, but just two years later he was beaten to death in prison in 1994.
Tony Hughes was a deaf man amongst Jeffrey's victims, and now his mum, Shirley, has called out anyone wanting to dress as her son's killer for entertainment.
She says the costumes were "evil" and that they "exploit families" of his victims.
"It's already super triggering to see a hit Netflix series about the serial killer, much less folks dressing like the killer," she told TMZ.
She told the outlet: "It hurts for Netflix and all the online stores to profit off my son's death, while none of the victims' families have seen a dime."
Tony's mum Shirley feels any online ads should "be taken down" or "at the very least, give the profits to the families".
She added: "If Netflix hadn't streamed the show, none of the families would be re-victimised, and then there'd be no Dahmer costumes this year."
The hit-Netflix series told the terrifying tale of Jeffrey's real-life victims, including every moment leading up to his death in jail.
Shirley told TMZ that Dahmer was "pure evil" and that she "doesn't understand how the folks who choose to dress like him can sleep at night".
She isn't the only one to take issue with the show, Rita Isbell's brother Errol Lindsey was just 19 years old when he was killed by Dahmer.
Dahmer drugged the young man, drilled a hole into his head and poured hydrochloric acid into said hole in an attempt to turn Lindsey into a 'zombified sex slave'.
Rita famously gave a passionate statement at the killer's trial and this was recreated in the Netflix show.
She has said that Netflix didn't attempt to contact her despite portraying her as an emotionally broken person and dubbed the series 'harsh and careless'.
She said: "It brought back all the emotions I was feeling back then, I was never contacted about the show.
"I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it . . . They just did it."
Lindsey's cousin, Eric Perry, has slated the show saying that it is 're-traumatising' for his family. He said: "And for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?"
