Plainfield cemetery ed gein biography

  • Edward Theodore Gein also known as "the Butcher of Plainfield" or "the Plainfield Ghoul", was an American murderer, suspected serial killer and body.
  • Killer and grave robber Ed Gein inspired movie characters in 'Psycho' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' Read about his victims, hometown.
  • Ed Gein, American serial killer whose gruesome crimes gained worldwide notoriety and inspired popular books and films, notably three of the most influential.

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    Ed Gein

    American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1984)

    This article is about the American killer and body snatcher. For the band named after him, see Ed Gein (band).

    Ed Gein

    Gein, c. 1958

    Born

    Edward Theodore Gein


    (1906-08-27)August 27, 1906

    La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.

    DiedJuly 26, 1984(1984-07-26) (aged 77)

    Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

    Resting placePlainfield Cemetery
    Other names
    • Eddie
    • The Mad Butcher
    • The Plainfield Ghoul
    • The Plainfield Butcher
    • The Butcher of Plainfield
    OccupationNumerous unspecified jobs
    Conviction(s)First degree murder (later found legally insane)
    Criminal penaltyInstitutionalized in the Mendota Mental Health Institute
    Victims
    • 2 murders confirmed
    • 7 others suspected
    • 9 corpses mutilated (obtained from desecrated graves)

    Span of crimes

    		1947–1957
    CountryUnited States
    State(s)Wisconsin

    Date apprehended

    		November

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    Infamous serial killer Ed Gein dies

    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. Gein served as the inspiration for writer Robert Bloch’s character Norman Bates in the 1959 novel “Psycho,” which in 1960 was turned into a film starring Anthony Perkins and directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

    Edward Theodore Gein was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1906, to an alcoholic father and domineering mother, who taught her son that women and sex were evil. Gein was raised, along with an older brother, on an isolated farm in Plainfield, Wisconsin. After Gein’s father died in 1940, the future killer’s brother died beneath mysterious circumstances during a fire in 1944 and his beloved mother passed away from health problems in 1945. Gein remained on the farm by himself.

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    Ed Gein

    1906-1984

    Ed Gein Today: Killer Featured in Monster Season 3

    Ed Gein’s gruesome crimes have inspired multiple fictional characters and movies, but the true story behind the “Butcher of Plainfield” will soon be in the spotlight as well. Ryan Murphy, the creator of the popular Netflix series Monster, announced September 16 that the late killer and grave robber will be the subject of the crime anthology’s third season.

    More Details

    British actor Charlie Hunnam will portray Gein in Monster Season 3, which is set to begin production next month. A release date or additional casting information hasn’t been announced.

    Monster previously featured Jeffrey Dahmer during its first installment, which became Netflix’s third highest-viewed English language series ever. Season 2 about convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez debuts September 19.

    Who Was Ed Gein?

    Ed Gein was a killer and notorious grave robber who admitted to two murders but is believed to be conne

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