The Life & Crimes of The Butcher of Plainfield | Ed Gein: MurderousMinds

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The names Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill and Leatherface are all heinous, psychotic characters in some of the most horrific horror movies of all time. All despicable human beings that commit monstrous acts against their fellow humans, surely these heinous characters could never exist in real life?

Well, that is where you are wrong, all of these characters and many others were inspired by the real-life serial killer Edward Theodore Gein, and although none of them is directly based on his character, they all exhibit parts of Geins nature and personality and the shocking way he committed his murders. Let’s take a step into the mind of the real American Psycho from his birth to his death to try and understand what drove a seemingly timid little local man to commit some of the most gruesome crimes ever reported….

Episode narrated by Top5s
Music by CO.AG

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