Ed Gein

Ed Gein

Edward Theodore Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety in 1957 after authorities discovered that he stole corpses from local graveyards and fashioned keepsakes from their bones and skin. He also confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Gein was initially found unfit to stand trial and confined to a mental health facility. By 1968, he was judged competent to stand trial. He was found guilty of the murder of Worden, but was found legally insane and thus was remanded to a psychiatric institution.

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• Born:  Edward Theodore Gein, August 27, 1906, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, U.s.
• Age at death:  77 Years
• Died:  July 26, 1984, Madison, Wisconsin, U.s.
• Resting place:  Plainfield Cemetery
• Other names:  The Plainfield Ghoul, The Plainfield Butcher, The Butcher Of Plainfield
• Occupation:  Handyman, Farmer
• Criminal penalty:  Institutionalized In The Mendota Mental Health Institute
• Criminal status:  Deceased
• Born:  27 August 1906
• Wikidata description:  American Murderer And Human Trophy Collector (1906–1983)
• Wikidata label:  Ed Gein
• Wikidata aliases:  Ed Gein, Edward Theodore Gein, The Butcher Of Plainfield, Leatherface, El Asesino Máscara De Piel, 'Eddy'

• Related Topics:  Anatoly Moskvin – Russian Body Snatcher., Prisoners Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By Wisconsin, American Hermits, Prisoners Who Died In Wisconsin Detention, People Convicted Of Murder By Wisconsin, Human Trophy Collecting, People Acquitted By Reason Of Insanity, Necrophiles, American People Who Died In Prison Custody, People With Schizophrenia