When Ed Gein was arrested on November 16, 1957, his subsequent confession to authorities revealed the disturbing mind of one of America’s most notorious killers. Through hours of interrogation by District Attorney Earl Kileen and other investigators, Gein provided chilling details about his crimes that shocked even hardened law enforcement officials. His matter-of-fact admissions about...
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...
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...