Lionel Dahmer death updates — Dad of infamous serial killer Jeffrey dies 30 years after son killed in prison

The U.S. Sun also exclusively revealed that Lionel's wife Shari had died in January this year.

A source said that Shari had passed away at a nursing home near her and Lionel's home in Seville, Ohio.

She was understood to have passed away due to complications related to health problems she had suffered in recent years.

Shari was thrown into the limelight after her stepson’s horrendous crimes emerged following his arrest in 1991.

She stood by Lionel as he struggled to come to terms with what his son had done.

The U.S. Sun's insider continued: "But her mannerisms were more like David, who was more outgoing and talkative than his brother.

"Jeff was more like Lionel, he was more reserved and thought things through, or at least when he was younger it seemed that way.

"When Joyce took off with David after her marriage with Lionel ended, Lionel only had Jeff to dote on.

"Jeff reminded Joyce of Lionel and that’s one of the reasons why she didn’t take Jeff with her after the divorce."

Jeffrey and David had issues while growing up together as they competed for the love of their late mother Joyce, retired FBI profiler Dan Craft said in an interview for the Fox Nation docuseries My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes.

The U.S. Sun's insider said at the time: "To my understanding, Joyce favored David because David acted and looked more like her.

"He was more like Joyce in their personalities than Jeff was.

"She was an alcoholic, as was Jeff in later life.