A Father's Story - Lionel Dahmer

A Father's Story

By Lionel Dahmer

  • Release Date: 2021-08-18
  • Genre: True Crime
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 125 Ratings

Description

Raising a Serial Killer

A Father's Search for Answers

In July of 1991 the country was shocked by the unfathomable crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. But no one was more shocked than his parents. In A Father's Story, the reader is witness to the incremental unraveling of a parent's image of their child, and the "thousand different reactions" that follow. In his attempt to understand the nature of his son's psychosis, Lionel Dahmer methodically scrutinizes every possible contributing factor to his son's madness. His desperation is palpable as he searches for clues in the emotional, psychological, and genetic landscape of his son's life.

Riveting and soul-wrenching, this unprecedented memoir is the confession of a father who must "confront the saddest truth a human can know-that his child has somehow crossed the line that separates the human from the monstrous."

Reviews

  • great

    5
    By amanakaka
    great
  • Very well written

    5
    By ShannyW81
    Very captivating and feeling the emotional distress his father felt while reading his words. I read this book in a day and a half. My heart goes out to Jeff’s father and wife Shari.
  • Good read

    5
    By s&f555
    Insight from a family members point of view