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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
- 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.
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Jan 29, 2022 · But it is certain that Ed Gein stands as one of history’s most disturbing serial killers. He’s also seen as the inspiration for the mother-loving Norman Bates of Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ‘s skin-wearing Leatherface, and The Silence of The Lamb ‘s Buffalo Bill.
- Kaleena Fraga
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.
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 Chainsaw...
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.