Edward Gein

Edward Gein

All through history there have been stories of death and killing. There have been many murders in America. Some
killers have had odd practices that they inflict on their victims; however, few have gone to the extent of Edward
Gein. Because of his obsession with women and odd practices committed on the bodies of his victims, Edward Gein
is considered to be the most bizarre murderer in America's history.
Ed Gein was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 1906 (Woods 8). His father later moved the family to
Plainfield, Wisconsin (Woods 9). Gein had one brother named Henry (Woods 6). Their father was an alcoholic and
their mother was a strict believer in God and doing the right thing. Their mother impressed on them the importance
of marriage before sex. In 1940, Ed's father died. Even though he was thirty-four, Gein was still living on the farm
with his mother and brother (Woods 22).
In 1944, Henry Gein asked Ed to help him do some controlled burning on a marsh on the family's property. Ed had
taken care of his part of the burning and went looking for his brother, but could not find him. Ed organized a search
party, but they found nothing. On his way back to the house, Ed found Henry laying on a brush pile, dead. Ed
attributed the death to heart attack or smoke inhalation, and the idea of an accident was accepted by all. No autopsy
was performed. Some people believe that this may have been the beginning of Ed's killing spree(Woods 23).
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Edward Gein

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