What is Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes about?
The recent release of Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story starring Evan Peters has smashed Netflix records, bringing in millions of viewers. And now that Netflix is releasing Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes on Oct. 7, that’s sure to pique the interest of the streaming service’s audience.
The three-episode true-crime documentary is directed by Joe Berlinger. This is the third story in the Conversations with a Killer series. The other two preceding this iteration are about serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy.
While Monster was a fictionalized telling of the real-life serial killer, the new docuseries will feature never-before-heard audio interviews between Dahmer and his defense team. So we’ll be hearing from the harrowing man himself detailing the 17 murders he committed, some of which involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts.
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes synopsis
So what can we expect to see in the next installment of Conversations with a Killer? When Milwaukee police entered the apartment of 31-year-old Jeffrey Dahmer in July of 1991, they uncovered the grisly personal museum of a serial killer. This included a freezer full of human heads, skulls, bones, and other remains in various states of decomposition and display.
Dahmer quickly confessed to 16 murders in Wisconsin over the previous four years, one more in Ohio in 1978, as well as the acts of necrophilia and cannibalism. The story shocked and captivated the nation and local community, who questioned how a killer was able to go unnoticed for over a decade even though he had been convicted of sexual assault of a minor in 1988.
One reason is because he targeted men who were gay and people of color. According to Netflix, the documentary delves into Dahmer’s warped psyche while answering the open questions of police accountability through a modern-day lens.
Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes begins streaming Friday, Oct. 7 on Netflix.