True Crime: Ed Gein

Edward Theodore Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer, serial killer, and grave robber. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety in 1957 after authorities discovered that he stole corpses from local graveyards and fashioned keepsakes from their bones and skin. He confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Was Ed really a horrendous serial killer or a man who was controlled and demeaned by his mother to the point on insanity? Join us for this True Crime. Registration is required.