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Edward Theodore Gein (/ ɡ iː n / GEEN; August 27, 1906 [1] – July 26, 1984), also known as the Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer, suspected serial killer and body snatcher.
Sep 17, 2024 · Ed Gein, American serial killer whose gruesome crimes gained worldwide notoriety and inspired popular books and films, notably three of the most influential horror/thriller movies ever made: Psycho (1960), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
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- Ed Gein was an American serial killer whose gruesome crimes gained worldwide notoriety and inspired numerous books and horror films.
- Ed Gein’s behavior inspired numerous books and movies, notably three of the most influential horror/thriller films ever made: Psycho (1960), direct...
- American serial killer Ed Gein was also known as "the Butcher of Plainfield."
- Ed Gein remained in a mental hospital until he died on July 26, 1984, in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
- During the police investigation of the disappearance case of Bernice Worden in 1957, they found that Ed Gein had systematically robbed graves and c...
Sep 17, 2024 · Ed Gein, center, admitted to killing Bernice Worden and Mary Hogan. In 1968, he was convicted of first-degree murder in Worden’s death but was also declared insane at the time of the...
- What Life In Ed Gein's House Was Like Before The Killings Began. Born Edward Theodore Gein on Aug. 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, his parents were by all accounts a mismatched pair for such a vulnerable young boy.
- When Gein Was Left Alone With Mother. Gein and his brother were attempting to pick up the slack left by their admittedly complacent father after he passed away.
- The Butcher Of Plainfield's Grisly Murders Begin. Living alone in the sizable house once inhabited by his parents and older brother, Ed Gein started to go off the rails.
- The Horrors Uncovered Inside Ed Gein's House. Bernice Worden was reported missing on Nov. 16, 1957. The Plainfield hardware store she worked in was empty.
- Ed Gein’s Early Life with His Mother — and His First Murder
- The Horrific Crimes of The “Butcher of Plainfield”
- What Investigators Found Inside Ed Gein’s House
- How Many People Did Ed Gein Kill?
Born Edward Theodore Gein on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Ed came of age under the influence of his religious and domineering mother, Augusta. She raised Ed and his brother Henry to believe that the world was full of evil, that women were “vessels of sin,” and that drinking and immortality were the instruments of the devil. Frantic to ...
Following Augusta’s death, Ed Gein transformed the house into something of a shrine to her memory. He boarded up rooms that she’d used, keeping them in pristine condition, and moved into a small bedroom off the kitchen. Living alone, far from town, he began to sink into his obsessions. Ed filled his days by learning about Nazi medical experiments, ...
As soon as investigators stepped into Ed Gein’s house, they found Bernice Worden in the kitchen. She was dead, decapitated, and hung by her ankles from the rafters. There were also countless bones, both whole and fragmented, skulls impaled on his bedposts, and bowls and kitchen utensils made from skulls. Worse than the bones, however, were the hous...
Following the police visit to Ed Gein’s house, the “Butcher of Plainfield” was arrested. He was found not guilty by reasons of insanity in 1957 and sent to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Then, his farmhouse mysteriously burned to the ground. Ten years later, Ed was deemed fit to stan...
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Oct 8, 2023 · Gein was 51 years old when, in 1957, he was revealed to have murdered two women and robbed multiple graves. Most notoriously, he collected and lived amongst body parts.
Aug 12, 2024 · Ed Gein, the “Butcher of Plainfield,” is often cited as the biggest influence behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. In fact, Gein served as an inspiration for several other notorious silver screen psychopaths, including Psycho ‘s Norman Bates and The Silence of the Lambs ‘ Buffalo Bill.
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