TikTok has made moves to remove some of the unspeakable content, however, users have continued to egg each other on, with one creator posting a clip titled “Jeffrey Dahmer real polaroids”, with the caption: “EDITED REPOST!! TikTok took down the unedited one with 130k views.” This video has been viewed more than 2.8 million times in two days.įortunately, countless social media users have condemned the macabre craze, with many asking why the images are available online at all. The search terms “Jeffery Dahmer victim polaroids” have garnered 531.2 million views on the platform, to give some indication of the extent of people’s morbid fascination. An unexpected element in 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' is the use of other serial killers, including Ed Gein, the notorious murderer who inspired Alfred Hitchcocks classic horror film.

The so-called “Jeffrey Dahmer polaroid challenge” sees TikTokers searching for the pictures online and then filming and sharing their reactions to them. Even if Jeffrey Dahmer hadnt admitted to the murder of 17 young men, there was plenty of evidence to prove otherwise - stacks of Polaroid photos showing. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter

Netflix’s new series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the subsequent documentary The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes has opened up a stomach-churning trend on TikTok.ĭahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story starring Evan Peters as the notorious serial killer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster has both broken records and sparked fierce controversy since its release last month, with many viewers accusing the biopic of being excessively gruesome and insensitive towards the murderer’s victims.ĭahmer strangled and dismembered 17 young men and boys between 19, with police finding horrifying polaroid shots of their bodies around his home.Īnd whilst many of us find it hard enough to watch depictions of Dahmer’s crimes, some social media users have relished looking up the real-life images.

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