The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

"He lived next door."

Jul 23 2013 Not Rated 1h 16m
Biography, Crime, Documentary

An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalised scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.

Plot

In 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee and sentenced to 957 years in prison for killing 17 people and dismembering their bodies. This film explores the city of Milwaukee by meeting those surrounding Dahmer during and after his hidden spree. Recollections from Milwaukee Medical Examiner Jeffrey Jentzen, Police Detective Patrick Kennedy, and neighbor Pamela Bass are interwoven with archival footage and everyday scenes from Dahmer's life, working collectively to disassemble the facade of an ordinary man leading an ordinary existence.

Written by

Andrew Swant, Joe Riepenhoff

Directed by

Chris James Thompson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Good / Credit Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,157
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA