The Characteristics Of Ed Gein And The Leatherface

I hate it to break it to you but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre isn't a true story. I will go into more detail in this essay. There has been many serial killers over time but one in particular was Edward Theodore Gein, Ed was a notorious killer and a grave robber who then inspired several movies like Norman Bates (Psycho), Jame Gumb (The Silence of the Lambs) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). So if it wasn't for him we wouldn't have those movies that so many people like. Edward Gein was born August 27, 1906 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

So he lived alone in his barn with nobody. So he went to dig up graves to get women that looked like his mom to get “Company”. He also wanted to act like a girl after his mom's death so he can feel closer to her so he made a woman suit. Then he started to kill women, on December 8, 1954 Edward Theodore Gein killed 54-year-old Mary Hogan with a .22- caliber rifle, he found her at a tavern (bar). When he killed her he decapitated her head and put her head in a paper bag. In November 16 1957 he killed 58-year-old Bernice C. Worden with the same weapon and he found her at the hardware store and, he placed her head in a burlap sack (a bag) . When he got done killing them, he used their body parts as materials like bowls from skulls, human skin that covered the chairs, a lampshade that was made from human faces, and organs in the refrigerator. When he was caught, he didn’t go to jail, but was called insane and when to the mental hospital, but in July 26, 1954 he died from respiratory cancer. Later in the future he inspired the movies like Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and Texas Chainsaw

This psychopath terrorized the people of Wisconsin and Ohio for thirteen years. This man committed a series of murder, rape, and dismemberment amongst his seventeen 17 victims. This paper will go one to talk about his early life, first victims, killing spree, arrest and imprisonment, and also his death.

This paper is based on the life of Ed Gein. He was an unusual character, born on a farm, and raised by a religious crazy, domineering mother. In the space of a few years his entire family passed away and he was left to take care of his farm all by himself. In the next few years he became a grave robber, a necrophiliac, a cannibal, and also took up arts and crafts in body parts. He is known as one of the weirdest serial killers of the twentieth century. He also inspired movies like Psycho, Silence of The Lambs, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

American in the 70s and 80s had increased crime and murder. Additionally, the 70s and 80s saw an increase of serial killers. During these two decades and the end of the 60s, there were noticeable numbers of serial killers and murderers: John Lennon's assassination 1980, The Zodiac Killer late 1960s to mid-1970s, Manson's Family 1969, Ted Bundy 1970s, John Wayne Gacy, etc. Americans feared being murdered or victim a crime. Horror movies were starting to be inspired by reality, Americans were fearing serial killers. The 70s and 80s horror films were composed of slasher films, which was inspired by increasing murder and crime rates of those decades, one of the most notable slasher horror movies that were inspired by real life was the Texas Chainsaw

According Florida Gulf Coast University Serial Killer Database, there has been 2,625 serial killers so far in the United States, the most of any country in the world. However, this trend all started out with H.H. Holmes: America’s first serial killer. H.H. Holmes was born in New Hampshire as Herman Webster Mudgett in 1861. He was extremely bright in school and excelled beyond the other kids in his class. Because of this, he was bullied a lot by his jealous schoolmates. One incident stands out among all others, which was when Mudgett was dragged into the town doctor’s office and forced to confront a skeleton which he had previously found revolting. Despite the bully’s intentions, this cured Mudgett of his fear of skeletons, and made him more curious about the study of the human body and medicine, which piloted the rest of his career. Mudgett studied at the University of Michigan, where he finished college and medical school. Mudgett then moved to Chicago and changed his name to Henry Howard Holmes (H.H. Holmes) in 1886, where his torturous fantasies all began. Although this criminal mastermind only made one small mistake to make investigators red hot on his trail, H.H. Holmes should’ve been caught sooner because of his suspicious activities including the building of his castle and being involved in scams at the same time numerous people he was affiliated with went missing while selling copious amounts of skeletons shortly after they went missing.

Upon looking around the rest of the house, the police found whole human bones and fragments. Part of Edward Gein’s “art” collection included a wastebasket and chair seats composed of human flesh, skulls on bedposts, a corset constructed with a female torso skinned from shoulders to waist, leggings made from human leg skin, and masks created from the skin of female heads. On November 21, 1957, Gein was arraigned on one count of first-degree murder in Waushara County Court, where he pled not guilty by reason of insanity. Found mentally incompetent and thus unfit for trial, Gein was sent to a central state hospital that was strictly housed for the criminally insane. In 1968, doctors determined Gein was mentally able to confer with counsel and participate in his defense. On November 14, 1968, Gein was found guilty of first-degree murder by Judge Robert H. Gollmar. Soon, a second trial dealt with Gein's sanity. After testimony by doctors for the prosecution and defense, Gollmar ruled Gein "not guilty by reason of insanity" and ordered him to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Gein spent the rest of his life in a mental

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Serial killers have plagued the world since before the 1500s. Theories have evolved over long periods of time for explanations as to why people begin killing. The earliest explanation was rooted in witchcraft and demonic possessions overtaking the person causing them to commit these acts of violence. Biological, psychological, and social theories have emerged over the years as society has developed and advanced. The latest theory suggests that the behavior of serial killers results as a combination of biological, psychological, and socialization factors. Despite the numerous theories trying to explain the phenomena of serial killing, no one knows exactly why or how seemingly normal people begin killing others. One of the most infamous serial killers was Donald Harvey. Harvey was a self-proclaimed “angel of death.” He murdered dozens of victims as a hospital aid. Due to Harvey’s difficult childhood and prolonged sexual abuse,  Donald developed a psychopathic-type personality disorder and killed dozens of victims.

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