Rita Isbell, the sister of Errol Lindsey who was a victim of Jeffrey Dahmer opened up about Netflix’s new show. Isbell talked about how she felt watching “Monster Dahmer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” and it is heartbreaking.

Following the release of Netflix’s new show “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,’ Rita Isbell has opened up about what her thoughts are on Netflix’s depiction. After her powerful tear-jerking statement during Dahmer’s trial 30 years ago, Isbell has lived a quiet life, but she recently spoke about the impact of the Netflix project.

The Netflix initiative highlights the story of Dahmer, who was an unhinged serial killer that primarily targeted young Black men for well over a decade. He murded a total of 17 men from 1978-1991. Errol Lindsey, Isbell’s brother, was one of the victims and her victim statement was recreated in the show.

Although Isbell says that she did not watch the full series because it was her reality, she shared that watching the segment of the show that depicted her raw account in court word for word was jarring to watch.

“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,” said Isbell.

Surprisingly, Isbell said that the streaming company had not reach out to her to discuss her depiction in the show, and that did not sit well with her. In an open essay on Insider, Isbell expressed her thoughts on what Netflix’s motive.

I was 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,” said Isbell.

Isbell said that if the network had used the story’s roll out for a noble cause, she wouldn’t feel so resentful towards the production.

“I could even understand it if they gave some of the money to the victims’ children. Not necessarily their families. I mean, I’m old. I’m very, very comfortable. But the victims have children and grandchildren. If the show benefited them in some way, it wouldn’t feel so harsh and careless,” said Isbell. “It’s sad that they’re just making money off of this tragedy. That’s just greed.”

Twitter users shared their disapproval, and a relative of the victim also shared thoughts on what happened.

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