The prosecutor who put Jeffrey Dahmer behind bars is pushing again in opposition to the narrative Netflix places forth in its new present — specifically, that cops ignored apparent clues as a result of the case concerned homosexual and/or Black individuals.
Former Milwaukee D.A. Michael McCann — who personally prosecuted Dahmer within the ’90s — tells TMZ … the notion that MPD officers turned a blind eye to Dahmer’s victims due to their race or sexual orientation is ludicrous, regardless of what “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” portrays.
The true crime drama is getting quite a lot of buzz proper now, and whereas McCann says he hasn’t seen it but … he is conscious of how Netflix and co. are enjoying issues — very anti-cop and leaning into perceived racial and homophobic bias all through the episodes.
McCann is flatly denying that characterization, saying neither race nor sexual orientation had influenced how police investigated Dahmer. He insists in the event that they’d recognized that they had a serial killer of their midst, they might’ve moved in instantly to place a cease to it … whatever the victims’ backgrounds.
He explains Dahmer’s M.O. merely did not permit for them to find the reality any before they did in 1991 — when one in every of his victims escaped and introduced cops to Dahmer’s condominium.
McCann notes Dahmer did not go away quite a lot of apparent proof mendacity round, and coated his tracks effectively.
He additionally thinks there’s one thing to the truth that Dahmer’s victims have been males — saying girls who went lacking again then have been investigated by assuming the worst. On racism and homophobia typically, he acknowledges it has been an issue traditionally in legislation enforcement … however remains to be adamant that it performed no function in how officers went about dealing with Dahmer.
Of course, not everybody will purchase what McCann’s promoting right here … particularly seeing how Glenda Cleveland — performed by Niecy Nash — alerted Milwaukee PD to Dahmer’s conduct many instances earlier than he was finally captured. Many suspect cops wrote her off as a result of she was Black.
Most of Dahmer’s 17 victims have been additionally Black, and the present depicts cops as being sickened by the homosexual life-style. According to McCann, although, that is Hollywood fiction. 🤷🏽♂️
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