Jeffrey Dahmer Victim’s Mother Outraged Over Evan Peters’ Golden Globes Win
Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has faced protests and criticism ever since its release on the platform. Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters, was a serial murderer and sex offender who operated in the United States.
Between 1978 and 1991, he killed and dismembered seventeen men and boys. Gay men and people of colour made up the majority of Dahmer’s victims.
Yesterday, Evan Peters won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture for his role as Jeffrey Dahmer.
Shirley Hughes, the mother of Dahmer’s victim, Tony Hughes, spoke up against Peters’ win.
“People winning acting roles from playing killers keeps the obsession going and this makes sick people thrive on the fame,” said Hughes to TMZ.
Hughes also criticised Peters for failing to honour the victims and their families during his acceptance…
