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Ed Gein Arrested in Murder of Local Woman at Hardware Store
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Ed Gein Arrested in Murder of Local Woman at Hardware Store

Horrific Discoveries at Local Farm Shock County Residents PLAINFIELD, Wis. – Edward Theodore Gein, 51, a reclusive bachelor who lived alone on his late parents’ farm just outside Plainfield, was arrested Saturday in connection with the sudden disappearance of Mrs. Bernice Worden, 58, the longtime proprietor of Worden Hardware on Main Street. The shocking arrest,...

Ed Gein: A Complete, Historically Accurate Account
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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...