E-commerce giant eBay has started banning the sale of any costumes related to Jeffrey Dahmer following the release of the Netflix series ‘Monster’, based around the serial killer’s crimes. 

eBay confirmed that it will prevent customers from buying any items related to Dahmer as it is a violation of their violent criminals policy. 

It was confirmed by an eBay spokesperson being interviewed by ‘The Daily News’ that all Dahmer-related items are in the process of being removed. 

The digital marketplace holds a policy which prohibits ‘items closely associated with or that benefit violent felons, their acts, or crime scenes within the past 100 years.’ 

‘Listings that promote or glorify violence or violent acts, or are associated with individuals who are notorious for committing violent acts, are not allowed’. 

This is a policy held out of respect for the victims of violent crimes, whilst also promoting safety, trust and respect within its marketplace. The series itself received criticism for not taking into consideration how loved ones of the victims might feel over the series’ release. 

eBay started to receive the same criticism, with one Shirley Hughes, the mother of a deaf and non-vocal victim of Dahmer, saying it hurts to see online stores profiting from her son and other victims’ deaths. 

‘If Netflix hadn’t streamed the show, none of the families would be re-victimised and then there’d be no Dahmer costumes this year’ said Ms Hughes. Dahmer was convicted of killing 17 boys and young men in 1992, with some cases involving cannibalism and necrophilia. 

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