Ed Gein - The Butcher of Plainfield
An American murderer, suspected serial killer and body snatcher. This is a wild story...
Childhood
Edward Gein was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1906.
He was the second of two boys of George Gein and Augusta Gein.
Augusta, who was very religious and nominally Lutheran frequently preached to her sons about the innate immorality of the world, the evil of drinking and her belief that all women were naturally promiscuous and instrume…
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