Aftermaths .

As Jeffrey Dahmer's family members learnt of his death, his mother Joyce Flint was in anger as she responded to the media, asking if they were happy with his son's death. Dahmer's family had different responses, both sad and happy, and some had seen Dahmer's murderer as a hero. The Oxford Apartments were demolished and were planned to convert it into a memorial garden but failed to do so, and is now a vacant lot. Lionel Dahmer published a book called A Father's Story in 1994 and the money he received from selling his books were partially donated to the victim's families.

In Jeffrey Dahmer's will, he had wished for his body to be cremated after his death but researchers wanted to obtain his brain to examine. Lionel Dahmer had said that he wanted to accomplish his son's wish for all his remains to be cremated but his mother agreed to let researchers examine Jeffrey's brain. After going to court, the judge sided with Lionel Dahmer and Jeffrey Dahmer's will was granted, and his body was cremated, as well as his brain.