Where is Lionel Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer's father, now?

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Netflix's latest true crime series 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' chronicles the chilling murders of the notorious serial killer. The 10-part limited series delves into Jeffrey's childhood and the psychological behavior leading up to his disturbing series of sexual assaults and murders, which he carried out over a decade before finally getting caught in 1991. Jeffrey has horrifically raped, killed and dismembered 17 known victims. , most of whom were underage men of color, between 1978 and 1991.

The Netflix series, by Ryan Murphy, features a fictionalized version of real events and is told, in part, through the lens of the victims of the late murderer, played by Evan Peters. Jeffrey's parents – mother Joyce Dahmer (portrayed by Penelope Ann Miller) and father Lionel Dahmer (played by Richard Jenkins) – also play a huge role in the series as it analyzes whether the infamous criminal's emotionally devoid upbringing has leads to his warped psyche. After the September 21 premiere on the streamer, many viewers are interested in knowing the whereabouts of Jeffrey's father, Lionel, today. Here's what we know.

Born in 1936, Lionel graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1959 and received his Master of Science degree in 1962. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree after graduating from Wisconsin State University. Iowa in 1966, after which he worked as a chemical researcher, according to an online encyclopedia. He shares Jeffrey and his younger brother, David, with his first wife, Joyce Flint, whom he divorced in 1978, with...