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          Ed Gein

          American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1984)

          This article is about the American killer and body snatcher.

          For the band named after him, see Ed Gein (band).

          Ed Gein

          Gein, c. 1958

          Born

          Edward Theodore Gein


          (1906-08-27)August 27, 1906

          La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.

          DiedJuly 26, 1984(1984-07-26) (aged 77)

          Mendota Mental Health Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.

          Resting placePlainfield Cemetery
          Other names
          • Eddie
          • The Mad Butcher
          • The Plainfield Ghoul
          • The Plainfield Butcher
          • The Butcher of Plainfield
          OccupationNumerous unspecified jobs
          Conviction(s)First degree murder (later found legally insane)
          Criminal penaltyInstitutionalized in the Mendota Mental Health Institute
          Victims
          • 2 murders confirmed
          • 7 others suspected
          • 9 corpses mutilated (obtained from desecrated graves)

          Span of crimes

          		1947–1957
          CountryUnited States
          State(s)Wisconsin

          Date apprehended

          		November