Comments by "Val MacClinchy" (@valmacclinchy) on "Jeffrey Dahmer's parents on Larry King Live" video.

@irenemiller when his mother was pregnant (26 weeks) she was given extreme amounts of opiates and benzos by her doctor. So before Jeffrey was even born he likely had brain problems. Not to mention being left alone for long periods of time as a young teen. That extreme isolation hinders brain growth.
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Unfortunately back then, prescription meds were given out to pregnant women, it wasn't like it is today where doctors won't let you take painkillers and benzos while pregnant. His brain was affected before he was even born. Then add to that a head injury, neglect, alcoholism, possibly sexual abuse, isolation...so many factors.
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@everett8811 it wasn't only the dad that was problematic. His mom consumed large quantities of benzos and opiates while pregnant.
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@Foxfire8787 he did have a head injury as a child, a tbi. This is according to an interview with his father. As far as sexual abuse, I find it a red flag when someone is asked, "did you abuse your son?" and the response is "not physically"...Huge red flag. That's why I said "possible"... Don't tell me what I can and can't bring up. Have a good night.
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@Foxfire8787 I'm not blaming the mom for being sick whole pregnant, to be clear. That's not controllable.
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@Foxfire8787 when this all happened in 1991 I researched it for years. I don't recall the exact interview because I read so many, and watched so many videos. You can choose not to believe me. But his father has always been problematic for me, due to his leaving Jeffrey isolated in his teen years, and sharing their road kill collection together. Another huge red flag.
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@maiden1520 there are other interviews where the dad says he and Jeffrey experimented with roadkill. Huge red flag. Enormous.
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