Whether he ever untangled the mystery of his son’s life is unknown, but one thing is for sure — Jeffrey Dahmer’s father never disowned him or his infamous name. He stood by his son’s side during his trial, during which Jeffrey was sentenced to 15 life sentences, and continued to visit Jeffrey while he was behind bars. Curt Borgwardt/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images Jeffrey Dahmer was later sentenced to over 900 years in prison for his series of gruesome murders. But in 1991, his murder spree came to an abrupt end when a would-be victim, Tracy Edwards, managed to escape and notify the police.

Lionel, devastated by the crimes committed by Jeffrey, sought therapy and counseling to cope with the unimaginable reality he faced.They heard the power saw buzzing in the dead of night but neighbors never imagined the horrors happening right next door. In the torturous weeks following Jeff's conviction, he continued his descent towards that harrowing point at which the line of his own life inevitably intersected with his son's. The Jeffrey Dahmer Story takes you into Jeffrey Dahmer's twisted world of bizarre sexual encounters, mutilation and cannibalism--in one of history's most appalling true crime cases. I do feel, though, that this may be our last chance to initiate something lasting and that you can hold the key.

In a handful of cases, Jeffrey also experimented with pouring hydrochloric acid into holes he’d drilled in their heads. 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.Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Lionel Dahmer and his second wife, Shari, during Jeffrey Dahmer’s 1992 murder trial. Though Lionel Dahmer had no idea what his son was doing, he did seem to sense that something was deeply wrong with Jeffrey. His story serves as a reminder of the complexities of human nature and the importance of early intervention and support for individuals with disturbed behaviors.