When he was four, and pointed to his belly button and asked what would happen if someone cut it out, was that merely an ordinary question from a child who had begun to explore his own body, or was it a sign of something morbid already growing in his mind? Jeff was not at home when they arrived, but detectives soon determined that he worked as a mixer at nearby Ambrosia Chocolate.

Lionel was withdrawn, cold, unemotional, passive, these are all his words, and Joyce was demonstrative, emotional, the complete opposite. NOTE- TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON THIS BOOK, I'D POLITELY REQUEST YOU TO STOP, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT FICTION. NEITHER ME OR YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT LIONEL IS GOING THROUGH, SO IT'S BETTER TO ONLY SYMPATHISE AND NOT GIVE YOUR OWN OPINIONS. This could have been a searing odyssey of truthfulness and revelation, giving the reader real insight into a father's relationship with one of the most notorious monsters of our time.When serial killers are apprehended, we hear all about their crimes and the horrible acts they committed.

Reading this book, I couldn't fathom what ring of hell Lionel Dahmer existed in (and probably still exists) as he grappled with the reality of his son, and the dark choices that son made. It felt almost like he was wishing he was the one that was able to go through with killing people too.

A Father's Story is a memoir written by Lionel Dahmer, father of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In A Father's Story, Lionel Dahmer delves into the chilling narrative of raising his son, Jeffrey Dahmer, who would later become one of America's most notorious serial killers. How do you cope when finding out the life your son has led is not only different, but one that will attach him to infamy?