Anatomy of a Crime Scene The Ed Gein Farmhouse: November 16, 1957 Discovery Timeline The investigation began with the disappearance of a local hardware store owner, Bernice Worden. A single sales slip left at her store was the final clue that led authorities to the isolated Gein farm, unraveling a story of murder...
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Frank Worden Testimony in Ed Gein’s Trial
Section E: Frank Worden’s Testimony Arrangement SUTTON: My first witness this morning is Mr. Frank Worden. He has testified both on this occasion and in two other matters. In the past when I have been present there appeared to be loud, tremendous hostility toward the defendant and has advised both myself and the sheriff that...
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Final Ruling of Insanity – Judge Robert H Gollmar’s Final Ruling on Ed Gein
State of Wisconsin v. Edward Gein November 14, 1968 The Following is the transcript from Judge Robert H Gollmar’s ruling on whether Ed Gein was guilt of first degree murder at the end of the trial in 1968. ” At the close of the testimony yesterday the court indicated that it wanted time to reflect...
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Complete List of Crimes Ed Gein Was Suspected of Committing
Complete List of Crimes Ed Gein Was Suspected of Committing Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein, known as the “Butcher of Plainfield” and the “Plainfield Ghoul,” was suspected of numerous crimes spanning more than a decade. While he was only convicted for one murder and confessed to two, investigators and researchers have connected him to multiple unsolved...
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Evidence Found in Ed Gein’s Farmhouse: A Complete List
Complete List of Evidence Found in Ed Gein’s Farmhouse On November 16, 1957, authorities investigating the disappearance of hardware store owner Bernice Worden entered the isolated farmhouse of Edward Gein near Plainfield, Wisconsin. What they discovered inside would become one of the most shocking crime scenes in American crime history, revealing a macabre collection of...
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Ed Gein: A Complete, Historically Accurate Account
Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein (1906–1984) didn’t make his mark on history with a long list of murders. In fact, authorities confirmed only two. But what police uncovered inside his lonely Wisconsin farmhouse in 1957 was so disturbing that it burned his name into the American psyche. His story is part crime history, part cultural ghost...