Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s glasses are up for sale.
Taylor James, who runs Cult Collectibles out of Canada, told TMZ he is selling glasses worn by Dahmer for $150,000.
According to the outlet, James acquired the glasses, along with other items owned by the serial killer, after a former housekeeper for Dahmer’s father contacted him.
Cult Collectibles sells items owned by Dahmer including his cutlery, bible, original family photos and paperwork, as TMZ reported.
The outlet noted while the glasses are not advertised on the website, interested individuals can reach out to James directly.
Twitter users appeared angered by the news.
One user tweeted, “This man tortured and killed actual people. I think many people forget just how atrocious the situation and this man truly are. It is being glorified and almost celebrated. Think of what these families are going through rn.”
This man tortured and killed actual people. I think many people forget just how atrocious the situation and this man truly are. It is being glorified and almost celebrated. Think of what these families are going through rn. https://t.co/kDcR9ZMy6k
— Gojo 🤙🏾 (@Lovin_Life42) October 3, 2022
Ernest Owens, journalist and editor-at-large of Philadelphia magazine, wrote, “This is disgusting, history repeats itself. Nexflix done repeated the same issue that the series spoke on: The fandom of Jeffrey Dahmer. $150k for his glasses.”
This is disgusting, history repeats itself.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) October 2, 2022
Nexflix done repeated the same issue that the series spoke on: The fandom of Jeffrey Dahmer.
$150k for his glasses. https://t.co/4WhZ6z3uiH
The news comes less than a week after Netflix received backlash for including the LGBTQ tag on the streaming service’s show “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
Netflix removed the tag after viewers called the decision to add it “gross” and “wrong,” as Entertainment Weekly reported.
The show also received criticism from Rita Isbell, the sister of one of Dahmer’s victims, Errol Lindsey.
She penned an essay for Insider titled, “My brother was murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer. Here’s what it was like watching the Netflix show that recreated the emotional statement I gave in court.”
Isbell wrote, “When I saw some of the show, it bothered me, especially when I saw myself — when I saw my name come across the screen and this lady saying verbatim exactly what I said.”
She added, “If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve thought it was me. Her hair was like mine, she had on the same clothes. That’s why it felt like reliving it all over again. It brought back all the emotions I was feeling back then.”
According to Isbell, she “never contacted about the show. I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it. They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it.”
Between 1978 and 1991, Dahmer reportedly killed 17 men.
He was then sentenced to 15 consecutive lifetimes in prison. On November 28, 1994, Dahmer was killed in prison.
