Ed Gein

 Ed Gein was an American killer and corpse thief who rose to fame in the 1950s for his horrifying exploits. He was born on August 27, 1906, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, and passed away at the age of 77 on July 26, 1984, in a mental hospital.

Police in Plainfield, Wisconsin, found numerous women's remains at Gein's remote home in 1957, bringing to light his crimes. He enjoyed grave robbing and unearthed bodies from nearby cemeteries, using their body parts to create morbid mementos and apparel.                               

The country was horrified by his heinous crimes of mutilation and necrophilia.

Several well-known fictional characters in literature and film, most notably Norman Bates from Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho" and the ensuing Alfred Hitchcock film adaption, were inspired by Gein's account. Gein's impact can also be seen in the portrayal of Leatherface in the horror movie "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

Ed Gein was confined to a psychiatric facility after being determined to be mentally unfit to face trial following his arrest. He remained there for the remainder of his life, passing away in 1984.

His name is frequently linked to some of the most repulsive and unsettling facets of human nature. Ed Gein's case is still one of the most terrifying and horrific in American criminal history.