Moreover, Ed’s father, George, was a violent alcoholic who failed to provide any emotional support for his children. After George’s death in 1940, Gein became even more dependent on his mother.

Gein inspired the characters of Norman Bates in “Psycho” and Buffalo Bill in “Silence of the Lambs,” as well as Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” ...

Ed Gein was a convicted murderer, suspected serial killer, and body snatcher who became known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul after his crimes in the Wisconsin community were ...

EXCLUSIVE: American serial killer Ed Gein is the subject of Netflix’s latest season of Monster, and he’s now at the center of a two-part docuseries for Hearst Networks EMEA. Ed Gein: Original ...

Ed Gein, born in 1906, became nationally infamous in 1957 after he was arrested in his Wisconsin home town for the murder and postmortem mutilation of a local shopkeeper. When police searched his ...

EXCLUSIVE: American serial killer Ed Gein is the subject of Netflix’s latest season of Monster, and he’s now at the center of a two-part docuseries for Hearst Networks EMEA. Ed Gein: Original ...

Four-time Emmy winner and two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf will play Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein's mother in Ryan Murphy's next "Monster" series for Netflix, Variety first reported Tuesday.

15 years after creating 'Ed Gein, the Musical,' actor, writer and producer Dan Davies will premiere the cult-classic film as a theatrical play.