Ryan Murphy contacted 20 relatives of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims but “no one answered”

It’s been over a month since the premiere of ‘Dahmer’the Netflix miniseries in which Evan Peters becomes the famous serial killer and in a recent statement, Ryan Murphy, also creator of’ American Horror Story ‘, stated that 3 years ago they contacted the relatives of the victims and none of them decided to talk about it.

This is his official response to the allegations that have generated controversy in recent weeks where 3 relatives of the victims of the real Jeffrey Dahmer They have spoken out against Netflix for not inquiring about the production of this miniseries which has become the most watched in the entire history of the streaming platform.

At an event at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, it was reported The Hollywood reporterthe recognized Ryan Murphy notes that the pre-production of ‘Dahmer’ has been in the works for years: “It’s something we have been investigating for a long time,” he said of the stage to gather information on the large case on which the 10 chapters of. this miniseries are based.

Over the course of three, three and a half years, when we were actually writing it, working on it, we contacted 20, about 20 of the families and friends of the victims. “

Ryan Murphy assures that the intention to speak with the relatives of Jeffrey Dahmer’s 17 victims was to obtain information that could contribute in detail to the story of the script, however “not a single person answered us in that process”, Specifying that the production of ‘Dahmer’ was reported to these people, while not specifying whether all relatives were aware of it.

On the other hand, Murphy does not go into specific details as to whether Rita Isbel, Shirley Hughes and Eric Perry, who spoke out against “Dahmer”, were informed or contacted this time in advance and points out instead that he trusted theirs. investigation team collect data without the response from the families of the victims.

Ryan Murphy explains what “Dahmer” is about.

In his own words, Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Dahmer”, the Netflix miniseries, explains that this story is not about “Jeffrey Dahmer, the person, but what made him the monster he became” and assures that this argument was discussed throughout the behind-the-scenes, making it clear that the focus was on the victims.

It really is the privilege of whites. This is systemic racism. It’s about homophobia. “

Ryan Murphy assures that the miniseries ‘Dahmer’ tries to tell the perspective of the murderer’s victims and their lack of justice due to a negligent justice system: “They were real people with loving families, who breathed, lived, waited. That’s what we wanted it to be about, “explains the creator of this popular hit from the Netflix catalog.