Serial Killer of the Month: Ed Gein
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BORN: 1906
ARRESTED: 1957
DIED: 1984
INSTITUTIONALIZED FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS OF HIS LIFE…DEFINITELY A BEE GEE’S FAN
Ed Gein was no
t a normal murderer. In fact, he admitted to only two killings: both women in their 50’s, one of which was hung upside down in his shed, decapitated and disemboweled. Sicker than most, Ed had some strange hobbies which included digging up women’s bodies, and taking them home to dissect them. He also fancied skinning cadavers, and then wearing the skin around the house as clothing. He kept hearts, livers and other organs just laying around the house, not bothering to clean up after his sick experiments. When the police finally caught up with Mr. Gein Jeans, he had a human heart in a saucepan on the stove. They also found shrunken heads and skulls, which were sawed in half and used as coffee mugs. Sound familiar? Yes, Ed was the model character for the killer in the movie “Silence of the Lambs”
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Record Reviews: December 1995
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