Rotten Mango #15- The REAL Silence of the Lambs Killer *he wears skin (seriously) Case of Serial Killer Ed Gein
Sep 16, 2020
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Farm Childhood And Mother's Control
- Edward Gein grew up isolated on a farm under an intensely controlling mother who forbade friends and taught women were "whores."
- After his father died the bond with his mother deepened into lifelong dependency and devotion.
Mysterious Death Of His Brother
- Henry, Ed Gein's older brother, died under mysterious circumstances after a farm fire and was ruled as asphyxiation without full autopsy.
- Locals later suspected Ed may have been involved in Henry's death.
Grief Turned To Macabre Craft
- After his mother's death Ed retreated and preserved her rooms, then became obsessed with corpses and macabre crafts.
- His actions focused less on killing and more on collecting and transforming human remains into objects.