Netflixโ Docuseries Revives Chilling Legacy of Wisconsin serial Killer Ed Gein
WAUKESHA, WI – A new Netflix docuseries is drawing renewedโข attention to the gruesome crimes of Ed Gein, the wisconsin farmer whoseโข macabreโฃ activities in the 1950s shocked the โnation and profoundly influenced the horror genre. The four-part โseries, released this week, meticulously examines the โคinquiry into GeinS murders and the disturbing discoveries made at his Plainfield farm, offering a chilling portrait of a โขdeeply troubled individual.
Theโ case, initially focused on the disappearances of local residents, escalated intoโ a horrifying investigation revealing Gein had exhumed corpses from nearby cemeteries and fashioned trophies from their remains. Beyond the immediate impact on โthe victims’ families and the community,โ the gein case became a cultural touchstone, inspiringโ fictionalized accounts like psycho andโข The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and shaping the public’s understanding of serial killers and the dark side of the American โคpsyche. The docuseriesโ arrives as true crime continuesโฃ to dominate streaming platforms, prompting a re-evaluation of the โขcase’s enduring fascination and its impact on โขforensic psychology.
Born in 1906, Gein livedโข a secluded life with his mother, Augusta, inโ rural Wisconsin. Following her death in 1945, he sealed off rooms in โthe farmhouse, becoming โincreasingly isolated and eccentric. The first indication of somthing deeply amiss came with โฃthe disappearance of local grocer George Edworthโฃ in 1954, followed by hardware store owner Bernice Worden in โข1957.
sheriff Art Schley, โคsuspicious of Gein, โobtained a โsearch warrant for the property. What โคinvestigators uncovered was beyond comprehension: human skulls, bones, and organs scattered throughout the โhouse.Authorities discovered โฃthe remains of Bernice worden, confirming Gein’s involvement in her disappearance. Further investigation revealed thatโ Gein had also exhumed bodies from the โคlocal cemetery, using the remains to create household items, including lampshades โคmadeโฃ fromโค human skin and furniture upholstered with skin.
Gein confessed to killing Worden and Edworth, โฃthough he claimed the murders โwere committed inโ a state of diminished duty. He โคwas โขfound not guilty by reasonโ of insanity in 1957 and committed to the Central โState Hospital for the criminally Insane, where he remained for the rest โขof his life.โ He died in 1984 at the age of 78.
The Netflix docuseries features archival footage,interviews with โฃinvestigators,and expert analysis,providing a complete and unsettling look into the life and crimes of Ed gein. โฃIt serves as a โฃstark reminder of the โdarknessโฃ that can lurk beneath theโฃ surface of seemingly ordinary lives and the enduring powerโ of true crime toโ captivate and โdisturb.