A Father's Story

Raising a Serial KillerFathers Search for AnswersIn July of 1991 the country was shocked by the unfathomable crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. But no one was more shocked than his parents. In A Fathers Story the reader is witness to the incremental unraveling of a parents image of their child and the thousand different reactions that follow. In his attempt to understand the nature of his sons psychosis Lionel Dahmer methodically scrutinizes every possible contributing factor to his sons madness. His desperation is palpable as he searches for clues in the emotional psychological and genetic landscape of his sons life. Riveting and soul-wrenching this unprecedented memoir is the confession of a father who must confront the saddest truth a human can know-that his child has somehow crossed the line that separates the human from the monstrous.Echo Points updated edition is also available in hardcover (search for ISBN 1648370535).