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“The Butcher of Plainfield”
Purple-toned illustration of a cemetery at dusk with a silhouetted figure holding a shovel standing beneath an ornate gate reading Spirit Land Cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and trees.
Infographic about serial killer Ed Gein, titled The Butcher of Plainfield. It includes a portrait of Gein, a Wisconsin map marking Plainfield, La Crosse, and Milwaukee, and illustrations of key locations linked to his life and crimes: Gein family home, Central State Hospital, Mary Hogan's Tavern, Worden's Hardware Store, Spiritland Cemetery, and Plainfield Cemetery. Text highlights his abusive childhood, the mysterious death of his brother, his mother's dominance, and his later murders of Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden. Notes his grave robbing, use of human remains to make household items, and trial verdict of insanity. References his influence on horror films like Psycho (1960), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
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“The Butcher of Plainfield”
American murderer Ed Gein, 1957.
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An overview of Ed Gein's life and crimes.
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