'They are sick people': Internet 'disgusted' at Jeffrey Dahmer's fan accounts on social media
Jeffrey Dahmer's so-called fan following seems to have increased manifold after the release of Netflix's 'Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'. Dahmer, who carried out 17 brutal murders between 1978 and 1991, has once again returned to public memory thanks to the docuseries.
Jeffrey Dahmer's infamous murders involved rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism. While most would balk at his unspeakable crimes, there are some dark depths of the internet where the serial killer is revered.
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Many internet users have created fan accounts for Jeffrey Dahmer. Recently, a Reddit user shared a screenshot that shows Dahmer's fan following, and every social media account under his name has different profile pictures. The user wrote, "There are so many Jeffrey Dahmer simps they need help fr tho." Another user wrote, "These are sick people."
One user expressed their disgust and wrote, "The pathetic mindless sheep will migrate to a new pasture with whatever new "popular" thing the media spoon feeds them next. This disgusting behavior in our space has limited time left, fortunately."
According to research, reading crime news can cause exaggerated anxieties about becoming a victim, and for individuals who have experienced violence, the abundance of information can be difficult to handle. Recently released on Netflix, 'Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' immediately rose to the top of the streaming service's all-time most-watched series list. Families of the victims have since expressed their disapproval, saying that having audiences revisit the incident traumatized them.
Despite having no advance promotion, the ten-part miniseries had Netflix's biggest-ever series debut on September 21. In its initial week of availability, subscribers watched the show for approximately 200 million hours, more than three times as long as the next most popular Netflix series.
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