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Edward Theodore Gein (/ ɡiːn / 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).
Sep 17, 2024 · Ed Gein was a killer and notorious grave robber who admitted to two murders but is believed to be connected to a number of other unsolved cases.
Aug 20, 2024 · The crimes of Wisconsin body snatcher and serial killer Ed Gein shocked 1950s America and inspired movies like "Psycho" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." Ed Gein's grisly crimes became the inspiration behind infamous horror characters like Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface.
From birth to death and beyond, this timeline tracks Ed Gein's life from the early days in La Crosse to the continuing legacy his crimes have left behind.
Oct 8, 2023 · E ven among seasoned true-crime fans, the story of Ed Gein elicits shock. Gein was 51 years old when, in 1957, he was revealed to have murdered two women and robbed multiple graves. Most...
Nov 13, 2009 · On July 26, 1984, Ed Gein, a serial killer infamous for skinning human corpses, dies of complications from cancer at the Mendota Mental Health Institute at age 77.
Explore the life and legacy of Ed Gein, the Plainfield, WI murderer and grave robber whose house of horrors shook the world in 1957.
Mar 31, 2014 · Arrested in 1957 and tried and convicted of one murder a decade later, Gein has been cited as the inspiration for big-screen mass murderers as varied as Leatherface in the Texas...
Jul 7, 2019 · Serial killer Edward Gein's crimes, which involved 15 women and included murder and grave robbing, were some of the most upsetting ever uncovered.
