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Edward Theodore Gein ( / ɡiːn /; 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.
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).
- John Philip Jenkins
- 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...
- 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.
Nov 27, 2023 · 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.
Jan 29, 2022 · Updated March 12, 2024. For years, Ed Gein holed up inside his dilapidated home in Plainfield, Wisconsin as he carefully skinned and dismembered his victims in order to fashion everything from a chair to a bodysuit.
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Jun 2, 2022 · Since his arrest in the late 1950s, Ed Gein has not only become known as the inspiration for some of the movie world's darkest characters — most notably Psycho 's Norman Bates — but he's ended up in a class all his own.
Learn about the life and crimes of Ed Gein, the Wisconsin grave robber and murderer who inspired the horror genre. See photos of his house of horrors and the human remains he collected.
