Netflix’s new series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the subsequent documentary Jeffrey Dahmer TapesTikTok now has a new, stomach-churning trend
Dahmer – Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story starring Evan Peters as the notorious serial killer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster has both broken records and sparked fierce controversy since its release last month, with many viewers accusing the biopic of being excessively gruesome and insensitive towards the murderer’s victims.
17 boys and men were dismembered and strangled by Dahmer between 1978-1991. The police found horrifying photos of their bodies in his home.
And whilst many of us find it hard enough to watch depictions of Dahmer’s crimes, some social media users have relished looking up the real-life images.
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The so-called “Jeffrey Dahmer polaroid challenge”TikTokers searches online for pictures and films their reactions.
Search terms “Jeffery Dahmer victim polaroids” have garnered 531.2 million views on the platform, to give some indication of the extent of people’s morbid fascination.
Although TikTok has taken steps to remove the unsavory content, users continue to elicit each other with one creator posting a clip entitled “Jeffrey Dahmer real polaroids”With the caption: “EDITED REPOST!! [Because] TikTok took down the unedited one with 130k views.”This video was viewed more that 2.8 million times in just two days.
Many social media users condemned the macabre craze and asked why images were made available online.
Others criticised the people who voiced their disgust at the photos and asked why they were there.
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