Ed Gein

Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein ( /ˈɡiːn/; August 27, 1906 - July 26, 1984) was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, 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 skin. After police found body parts in his house in 1957, Gein confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and a Plainfield hardwar... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]

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  • Pop diva soaks up culture and a lot of blood at 'The Texas Chainsaw Musical!'

    Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

    What: Blank Canvas Theatre presents a bloody musical comedy loosely based on the life of serial murderer Ed Gein. Book by Christopher Minori, music and lyrics by Cory Bytof. Directed by Pat rick Ciamacco. When: Through Sunday, Feb. 12.

  • How Blasts Deranged 80 Year-Old

    Source: Worldnews.com

    Based on the true story of Ed Gein, Ezra Cobb is a man who lives with his mother in an unidentified region of the Midwest (possibly Wisconsin, considering the real life story). From his youth to the present period, his mother has indoctrinated him to hate ...

  • 'Psycho' Comes to the Small Screen

    Source: FEARnet

    Norman Bates is the second fictional-serial-killer-based-loosely-on-real-life-killer-Ed-Gein to receive the series treatment this season. NBC has a project based on Hannibal Lecter that will likely get a pickup.

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