Edward Theodore Gein (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984), infamously known as "The Butcher of Plainfield" or "The Plainfield Ghoul", was an American murderer and body snatcher whose crimes inspired multiple horror films (Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Silence of the Lambs). He confessed to killing two women and exhuming corpses from graveyards to create macabre items from human skin and bones. His crimes were discovered in 1957.
Ed Gein born in rising sign of Taurus and Scorpio Moon (Jyeshta Nakshatra).
Both Lagna Lord Venus and Moon in debilitation shows suspicious, vengeful, instable and moody.
8th H L of Jupiter in 2nd H tells his home collection includes items made of Human Skeletons.
Yearwise Timeline
- 1906 — Born August 27 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to George Philip Gein (alcoholic, abusive father) and Augusta Gein (fanatically religious, domineering mother who preached that women were sinful).
- 1914 — Family moved to isolated farm near Plainfield, Wisconsin; Augusta isolated her sons from outside influence.
- 1940 — Father George died of heart failure (March 1).
- 1944 — Brother Henry mysteriously died (May 16) during a marsh fire; Ed claimed he found the body; later suspected of killing him (never charged).
- 1945 — Mother Augusta suffered a stroke (December 29); Ed nursed her obsessively.
- 1945 — Augusta died of second stroke (July 29); Ed, now 39, left completely alone on the farm.
- 1947–1957 — Began grave-robbing from local cemeteries (estimated 9–40 bodies); created masks, lampshades, clothing, and furniture from human skin and bones.
- 1954 — First confirmed murder: Mary Hogan (51), tavern owner, disappeared December 8; her skull and face later found at Gein’s house.
- 1957 — Second confirmed murder: Bernice Worden (58), hardware store owner, disappeared November 16; her decapitated body found hanging in Gein’s shed.
- 1957 — Arrested November 16 after police found Bernice’s body and gruesome artifacts during search of his farmhouse; confessed to both murders and grave-robbing.
- 1958 — Declared insane (January); committed to Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
- 1968 — Found competent to stand trial (November); trial began November 11.
- 1968 — Found guilty of first-degree murder of Bernice Worden (November 14); not guilty by reason of insanity; committed to Mendota State Hospital.
- 1978 — Moved to Mendota Mental Health Institute (after Central State closed).
- 1984 — Died on July 26 at age 77 from respiratory failure, cancer, and heart disease at Mendota Mental Health Institute; buried in Plainfield Cemetery (headstone removed due to vandalism).
Key Facts
- Victims Confirmed: 2 (Mary Hogan, Bernice Worden).
- Grave Robbing: Admitted to digging up ~9–40 graves (mostly middle-aged women resembling his mother).
- Famous Artifacts: Human-skin lampshades, belts of nipples, bowl made from skull, suit of human skin.
No wealth — lived in poverty on the dilapidated farm; never held steady employment after 1950s.
No honors — remembered solely for his horrific crimes and cultural impact on horror genre.
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