In the 1950s, America was rocked by one of its most notorious and grisly murder cases.
Ed Gein made headlines around the world, after the barbaric nature of his house of horror was uncovered.
Gein’s nightmarish story ingrained itself in American culture, and the seemingly quiet Wisconsin farm-owner has gone on to inspire horror movie plot-lines and villains ever since.
The Butcher of Plainfield
Gein was arrested on 16 November 1957, following the disappearance of store owner Bernice Worden.
Worden’s decapitated body was found strung up and gutted inside Gein’s home, along with a museum of terrifying artefacts.
Investigators found furniture made from human skin and bones, various body parts from a second victim, and a number of clothing items made from human flesh.
