Disclaimer: "I am in no way trying to condone or justify the crimes these people have committed. My heart goes out to the families that lost loved ones to these killers. I am not trying to embodied them as a hero or a villain. I am trying to embodied them as a human. These posts are simply here to get a better understanding as to why they could do such awful crimes. Maybe one day we can put an end to this horrific lifestyle."
When police went to Ed Gein's Plainfield, Wisconsin farm home to investigate the disappearance of a local woman, they had no idea they were about to discover some of the most grotesque crimes ever committed.
Ed Gein was born August 27th, 1906 In La Crosse Wisconsin. Ed lived with his older brother Henry, his father George and his mother Augusta on their 160- acre farm a few miles outside Plainfield Wisconsin. His father was a major alcoholic and his mother was an over bearing psychotic mess. As far back as the boys could remember, Augusta was either dishing out farm work for the boys to perform, quoting versus from the Bible or trying as hard as she can to teach Ed and Henry about sin. Especially about the evils of sex and women.
George died in 1940 as a result of alcoholism which left Ed and Henry in full control of their mother. Henry died four years later and left Ed fully responsible of his mother's welfare. He took care of her and attended to her over demanding needs until her death in 1945. Now all alone, Ed sealed off all but one room and the kitchen of his large farmhouse. After the Government started paying Ed as a part of a soil conservation program, he no longer had to do any farm work. Yay for Eddie! Now he has all that time to devote to his special "hobby".
Ed was a recluse, didn't spend anytime with people and kept to himself. He spent hours being obsessed with his sexual fantasies and reading books on the Female anatomy but no one had any idea. Since his mother filled his head with the thoughts of how evil sex and women are, he couldn't get rid of the images of sex and dismemberment. He was also fascinated by the experiments performed in Nazi camps. Ed befriends another loner, Gus and they spend some boy time robbing graves for bodies so Ed can perform the experiments he's always wanted to do.
This little shindig went on for more then 10 years including Ed removing his mother from her own grave. His experiments became more gruesome and bizarre over time including necrophilia and cannibalism. Gein's obsessive fantasies centered around his over powering desire to turn himself into a women. He would skin his victims and construct the items so he could then drape on himself such as a female mask and breasts. He even made himself a female-like body sized jumpsuit.
Gein's desire for a sex change escalated when he thought the only way to perfect his plan is by having fresher bodies. On December 8th, 1954, Gein at the ripe old age of 48 killed Mary Hogan, owner of a local Tavern. The police weren't able to solve the strange disappearance of Mary, but the blood found at the Tavern made the police suspect foul play. They weren't able to convict Gus since he was already institutionalized before the killing began. Only Gein knew how many women he has killed.
On November 16th, 1957, Gein entered the hardware store owned by the lovely Bernice Worden. Ed has been in that same hardware store before so Bernice had no reason to fear him and suspected nothing. Bernice didn't give it a second thought when Gein removed a .22 rifle from the display rack and inserted his own bullets into the gun. Right after Ed loaded the gun he shot Bernice and stuffed her body into the store's truck then came back for the cash register cause serial killers need money. Once Ed got home he unleashed his perverted psychotic fantasy upon his newest victim, Bernice.
Since Gein wasn't very good at covering up his tracks. Bernice's son Frank who was a deputy sheriff noticed his mother was missing and found blood on the floor in the store and found a store receipt that included a half gallon of antifreeze. Frank remembered seeing Gein in and out of the hardware store the previous week and Gein did question Frank about going hunting the next day. The police decided to pay the lonely Mr. Ed Gein a visit even though he has never been involved in any known criminal activity. Gein was located by police in a store near his home. The police then went to Gein's farmhouse in hopes of finding Bernice Worden but little did they know what exactly they would find. The shed was the first area searched. Officer Schley opened the shed door to find a woman's naked corpse hanging upside down, the body disemboweled, and the throat and head missing. The body was, you guessed it Bernice Worden.
They later went on to search Ed's house. The house was dark so they used oil lamps to guild them through. Once their eyes adjusted they saw something more horrific then anyone could ever imagine. Every where they turned they saw various body parts, some used as household items such as skulls made into bowls, jewelry made from human skin, lips hanging, chair seats with human skin upholstery, facial skin that was well preserved and resembled masks, a box of vulva's among which was his mothers, painted silver. You see, if you raise a kid filling his head with the thoughts of how evil sex and women are he's going to become obsessed with the sexual side of nature and take that obsession out on you. And in Ed's case, he did just that. The body parts identified came from 15 different women and some weren't able to be identified. They also found Bernice's heart in a pan on the stove. The police officers who witnessed that gruesome site would never be the same again.
Gein was committed to the Waupun State Hospital for the rest of his life. He admitted that he killed older women because of his love-hate feelings he had towards his mother, well duuuuh! He never would admit to his cannibalistic or necrophilia activities even though there had been some strong reasoning's behind it. Gein died from cancer at the age of 78 and his body was buried in his family plot in Plainfield. The property eluded the horrific and evil memories for the people of Plainfield and later it was torched by citizens. This bizarre and gruesome crime caused by Gein turned him into a "celebrity." Several horror movies were loosely based on Ed Gein's life and crime spree.
Movies such as Psycho with Norman Bates and his unnatural relationship he had towards his mother. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Even though there wasn't a character that was an exact Ed Gein model, Leatherface did take on some of Gein's infamous traits such as the removal and wearing of his victim's skin. Years later, Ed was an inspiration for another character. Serial killer, Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. Just like Ed, Billy treasured women's skin and wore it like clothing in some strange transvestite ritual. Other movies that were based on Ed Gein were the 2001 film Ed Gein, also titled In the Light of the Moon, in which Steve Railsback plays the main role, it has been said that this film comes closest to the true account of his life and crimes.
The 1974 cult classic Deranged was strongly influenced by the Ed Gein story. Roberts Blossom plays Ezra Cobb, a man is dominated by his mother, who loses his mind after her death. Poor Eddie, if only his mother wasn't crazy and didn't mistreat him and his brother and filled their heads with nonsense. I totally understand that a lot of religions believe you shouldn't have sex until you're married but come on. There is a right and a wrong way of teaching your kids that. Augusta did it the wrong way. She went overboard on trying to convince the boys that sex and women are evil and they should stay away from it that she failed to show her kids love and compassion. There's no surprise that he turned out the way he did and how obsessed he was with the female body. Poor, poor Eddie.
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