Jeffrey Dahmer: the tragic life of Tracy Edwards, the victim who escaped from the murderer portrayed by Netflix

The first chapter of”, the biographical series premiered in on September 21, about the life of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmerbegins by explaining to us how the call came to an end ‘Milwaukee Cannibal’ thanks to the fact that one of his possible victims was able to escape from him, denounce him and finally end the wave of murders that ended the lives of 17 men.

Shaun J. Brown as Tracy Edwards and Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer in a scene from episode 1 of “Dahmer. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” / Netflix

Called Tracy Edwardsthis man, as seen in the series of Netflixmanages to flee handcuffed and terrified from the house of Dahmerafter realizing that his life is in danger at the hands of this man.

Half-naked, Edwards runs through the streets, asking for help and when he finds a police patrol, he tells them that the serial killer tried to kill him. Back at the house of his former date, this time accompanied by two policemen, the African-American confirms his accusation. Cornered, Dahmer is finally discovered.

Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer in episode 5 of"Dahmer"from Netflix.
Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer in episode 5 of Netflix’s “Dahmer.”

The real life

On July 22, 1991, Tracy Edwards, managed to escape handcuffed and was supported by the police who, after entering Dahmer’s house to inspect, found human remains in all their forms, by the murderer’s house. In addition, they found several photographs of corpses and a head in the freezer. Hours later, the case soon resonated throughout the United States.

In 1992, the year Dahmer was brought to trial, Tracy Edwards He stated how he managed to flee from his would-be killer.

“I was listening to my heart. He told me that she would eat it right then. So I suggested we sit on the couch. I unbuttoned my shirt to make him feel more comfortable and then he started to come out of himself, again…”.

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the tragedy of Tracy Edwards

After being considered a kind of hero for having ended Dahmer’s series of murderers, years later, Edwards’s life was anything but good because he lived many years on the street supported by state-paid shelters.

According to a report from published in 2011, the man was arrested on July 26 of that year, accused of throwing a man off a Milwaukee bridge.

According to Paul Ksicinski, Edwards’s attorney, “It’s like I was never able to put the pieces back together” after what happened to him with Dahmer.

Edwards was sentenced to a year and a half in jail and two years of court supervision.

Tracy Edwards when he was arrested in 2011, charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a homeless man. Photo: ABC
Tracy Edwards when he was arrested in 2011, charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a homeless man. Photo: ABC

A resounding hit on Netflix

Premiered on September 21 in Netflix, “Dahmer” marked in its first week of release, 196,200,000 hours viewed, thus becoming the best success of the platform after the fourth season of “Stranger Things”.

About this role, the protagonist of the series Evan Peters, declared in an interview with Hypebae: “Honestly, I was so freaked out by all the stuff he did, and diving into it and committing to it was absolutely going to be one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life. To do that, you’d have to go to really dark places and stay there for an extended period of time.”.

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Jeffrey Dahmer: the tragic life of Tracy Edwards, the victim who escaped from the murderer portrayed by Netflix