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Who’s Who in Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story: Media

Discover the real people who inspired the popular true-crime series.

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“The Butcher of Plainfield”
American murderer Ed Gein, 1957.
Wisconsin State Journal/AP Images
Adeline Watkins, c. 1957
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“Witch of Buchenwald”
Ilse Koch, wife of Karl Otto Koch, the first commandant (1937–41) of Buchenwald concentration...
U.S. Signal Corps/National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Arrested
Ed Gein (left) with Sheriff Arthur Schley, 1957.
© John Croft—Minneapolis Star Tribune/Getty Images
Master of suspense
Alfred Hitchcock's talent as both filmmaker and storyteller is abundantly evident...
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