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Edward Theodore Gein (/ ɡ iː n /; 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.
Jul 22, 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).
Feb 7, 2022 · See the shocking pictures of what authorities found inside Ed Gein's house after his arrest in 1957. Learn how the serial killer's abusive childhood, devotion to his mother, and fascination with anatomy led him to commit grisly murders and mutilations.
Jan 29, 2022 · Ed Gein was a reclusive and disturbed farmer who murdered two women and used their bodies to create grisly objects. His crimes inspired several horror movies, such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.
Nov 27, 2023 · 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 killing.
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, which he committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, garnered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and ...
Jul 22, 2024 · Ed Gein was known as the "The Butcher of Plainfield" for killing two women in the late 1950s. But he was also the inspiration for iconic horror movie characters, including Psycho's Norman Bates and Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface.
