Lionel Dahmer
Lionel Dahmer | |
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Dahmer in 1992 | |
| Born | Lionel Herbert Dahmer July 29, 1936 West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 2023 (aged 87) Medina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist researcher Author |
| Known for | Being the father of Jeffrey Dahmer |
| Notable work | A Father's Story |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Analytical chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Chromatographic separations of niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, and tungsten (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | James S. Fritz |
| Spouses | Joyce Flint
(m. 1959; div. 1978)Shari Jordan
(m. 1978; died 2023) |
| Children | 2, including Jeffrey |
Lionel Herbert Dahmer (/ˈdɑːmər/; July 29, 1936 – December 5, 2023) was an American chemist and author known as the father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. In 1994, he wrote A Father's Story, a non-fictional account on his son's upbringing, subsequent progress to become a world-wide-known serial killer and its aftermath. Lionel's figure has been controversial in the subsequent years since his son's crimes, as both he and his first wife were accused of neglecting Jeffrey during his childhood.