What is Ed Gein's full name?
Edward Theodore Gein
Ed Gein date of birth:
August 27, 1906
How old was Ed Gein when died?
77
Where was Ed Gein born?
La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
When did Ed Gein die?
July 26, 1984
Where did Ed Gein die?
Madison, WI
Why did Ed Gein die?
Cancer
How tall is Ed Gein?
5' 7" (170 cm)
Ed Gein body shape:
Average
What color is Ed Gein's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Ed Gein gay or straight?
Straight
What is Ed Gein's ethnicity?
White
What is Ed Gein nationality?
American
What is Ed Gein's occupation?
Serial Killer
Ed Gein claim to fame:
1950's Serial Killer
Who is Ed Gein's father?
George Gein
Who is Ed Gein's mother?
Augusta Wilhelmine (Lehrke) Gein
Who has Ed Gein worked with?
Norman Bates (Fictional Character in the Movie "Psycho" Is Based On Ed Gein
Short Biography
Edward Theodore "Ed" Gein (/ˈɡiːn/) (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984) was an American killer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety after authorities discovered Gein had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. Gein confessed to killing two women – tavern owner Mary Hogan on December 8, 1954, and a Plainfield hardware store owner, Bernice Worden, on November 16, 1957. Initially found unfit for trial, after confinement in a mental health facility, in 1968 Gein was found guilty but legally insane for the murder of Worden and was confined in psychiatric institutions. He died at Mendota Mental Health Institute of cancer-induced liver and respiratory failure on July 26, 1984. He is buried in the Plainfield Cemetery, in a now-unmarked grave.