Ed Gein was one of the most infamous American killers, his crimes were so gruesome and horrific that they became the real-life inspiration for horror movies like Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

In 1957, searching for missing hardware store owner Bernice Worden, police in Plainfield, Wisconsin, came across one of the most disturbing crime scenes in modern history, cementing Ed Gein's legacy as a grotesque, terrifying monster.

In part 1 of this series, we introduced you to the strange, sad, and abusive childhood of Ed Gein, his domineering mother Augusta, alcoholic father George, and older brother Henry. That set the scene for part 2, where we get into his actual crimes, the grave robbing, the skin suit, and so many more disturbing facts.

We discuss:

Ed Gein

The crimes and odd behavior of Ed Gein

Plainfield and La Crosse, Wisconsin

Gein's childhood and farmhouse

The dilapidation of Gein's farmhouse

The disappearance of Bernice Worden

The investigation of missing tavern owner Mary Hogan

Missing people in the Plainfield/La Crosse area

Other potential victims of Ed Gein

The aftermath/sentencing of Ed Gein

The Death of Ed Gein

A slideshow of Ed Gein pictures/crime scene photos

00:07 graphic description of Bernice Worden's body

01:10 cast introduction and where we've been

02:31 recap of part 1; Ed's childhood to adulthood

06:20 Ed Gein is all alone/getting worse

08:30 Collection of Body Parts/Grave robbing

15:15 November 16th, 1957, Bernice Worden is missing/cops' discovery

17:22 MY GOD THERE SHE IS - more shocking discoveries

23:54 Also guilty of killing Mary Hogan (but not charged)

26:00 Gein's account of wearing the skin

28:00 Child predator? Child pelvic bones found + missing people in area

31:33 Gein's not credible; committed to a mental institution

35:20 Ed Gein's gravesite and desecration

37:00 Ed Gein Slideshow

39:45 Comparing to Ted Bundy and other killers/closing thoughts

45:40 Outros, plugs and other shows (Patreon, sloppy topics, Dans Planet)

Sources (new concept, laying it all out for you to see! We're digging for these eps)

Deviant, Harold Schlecter, 1996

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/gein,%20ed.pdf

https://medium.com/@nikitagomes.stories/the-antifreeze-receipt-ed-gein-the-farmhouse-outside-plainfield-and-the-crimes-that-invented-d195f228204c

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/ed-gein-29946.php

https://crimereads.com/behind-the-masks-of-ed-gein/

https://www.aetv.com/articles/ed-gein-the-skin-suit-wearing-serial-killer-who-inspired-psychos-norman-bates

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/gein-edward.htm

https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/09/15/images-from-the-strange-highly-disturbing-case-of-ed-gein/70863276007/

https://hannemanarchive.com/2014/11/04/plainfield-butcher-ed-gein/