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Serial Killers: Ed Gein

Serial Killers: Ed Gein

Wolfe, Sam

Paperback

Series: Serial Killers, Book 2

Biographies GeneralTrue Crime

ISBN13: 9798258654588
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 23 2026
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Ed Gein (1906-1984), also called the Butcher of Plainfield or Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher from Plainfield, Wisconsin. His crimes in the 1950s became notorious for their gruesomeness and heavily influenced horror fiction.

Crimes

  • Confessed murders: Gein confessed to killing two women - tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Both went missing from Plainfield businesses.
  • Discovery: Police investigating Worden's disappearance searched Gein's farm on Nov 16, 1957. They found Worden's decapitated, gutted body hanging in his shed.
  • House findings: The search revealed a house of horrors: furniture and clothing made from human skin and bones, skulls used as bowls, a skin suit, masks made from faces, and a collection of women's body parts. Authorities determined he had exhumed at least 9 corpses from local cemeteries between 1947-1954 to create these items. He claimed he was trying to make a woman suit to become his mother.

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