Ed Gein's Childhood and Family Life. As is the case with many serial killers, Gein suffered a tough childhood. Born on Aug. 27, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin as Edward Theodore Gein, his mother Augusta ...

Ed Gein, aka the Butcher of Plainfield, also crafted chairs from human bones, upholstered lampshades and wastebaskets with human skin and kept a boxful of preserved female genitalia ...

The crime scene at Ed Gein's Wisconsin farmhouse was filled with gruesome items coming straight from the mind of a true ...

A new docuseries about OG serial killer Ed Gein offers fresh insight into the mind of "The Mad Butcher" — told, in parts, by Gein himself in never-before-heard audiotapes.

It's not the human liver and fava bean-eating Hannibal Lecter who's based on Ed Gein in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, it's the serial killer Jame Gumb, aka Buffalo Bill.He targets female ...

This includes making a suit and face mask with human skin, which directly inspired the Leatherface character from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, among other horror movies.

No, This Is Not a 'Human Skin Jacket' from Balenciaga ... McNeely, Kelly. "Feast Your Eyes On These Creepy and Cool Ed Gein Inspired Creations!" IHorror, 24 May 2017, https: ...

Gein was infamous for crafting clothing out of human skin from his victims. He confessed to the murders of two women and was suspected of killing seven others between 1947 and 1957.