On July 26, 1984, Ed Gein died from respiratory failure related to cancer; according to some sources, he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He was 77 years old and living at the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison, Wisconsin. Gein was buried at his family’s plot in Plainfield Cemetery in Wisconsin. His grave was marked by a headstone that, over time, was damaged by souvenir hunters and ultimately stolen in 2000. Although the stone was later recovered, authorities decided to leave the grave unmarked.
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