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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.
Feb 7, 2022 · Serial killer Ed Gein may not garner quite the same immediate name recognition as, say, Ted Bundy, but what authorities found in Ed Gein’s house upon his capture was such a shock to 1950s America that his heinous acts reverberate with horror to this day.
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).
Nov 27, 2023 · Killer and grave robber Ed Gein inspired movie characters in ‘Psycho’ and ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.’ Read about his nicknames, victims, death, and more.
Jan 29, 2022 · Edward Gein's grisly crimes became the inspiration behind infamous horror characters like Buffalo Bill, Norman Bates, and Leatherface.
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...
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...
Jun 12, 2023 · Ed Gein, the “Butcher of Plainfield,” is often cited as the biggest influence behind The Texas Chainsaw 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.
Apr 21, 2023 · What made a mild-mannered loner from small town America turn into Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield - a graverobber, murderer and ghoulish collector of female body parts - the...
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.
