Ed Gein | Inspiration for Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill, & Leatherface | Mental Health & Personality

This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the mental health and personality factors at work in the Ed Gein case? Ed Gein was the inspiration for a number famous fictional characters including Norman Bates from the 1960 movie Psycho, Buffalo Bill in the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs, and Leatherface from the 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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"This old house" meets Leatherface He could pull off a dead skin mask of Bob as an opening joke Someone green light it !

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IKR, Don't you just love the way he explains things Makepeace? lol

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I heard him once refer to a pimp of a prostitute victim of a serial killer her "business manager". He will never be accused of being "extra".

[@bertzerker747]

He got tipped over by an embalming chemical, if that ain't balmy...🤨

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Subject-object transpositioning is the means by which "alcoholics" are made.

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Kris Craft he may be accused of being deficient instead of expressing, because of his knack for putting things lightly. Lol

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Imagine being able to say “Ed Gein was my babysitter.”

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Craft Teacher

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[@BigZebraCom]

Just a reminder I’m not diagnosing anybody in this video; only speculating what could be happening in a case like this that involves a grave-robbing murderer who likes to wear skin suits made from his victims while dancing in his backyard at midnight.

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Called Ed Gein

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Been honing the perfect pokerface for a while. Training for the British Royal Guard 🤪

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@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese We all pay for the insurance. I'm amazed at how many people make excuses for awful people.

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@JL-XrtaMayoNoCheese If he's over charging for medicine that those companies pay for, how does that not effect the bottom line? The bottom line that insurance companies spread out according to those calculations. (one of my best friends is an actuary)

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The sickness behind Martin Shkreli is called neoliberal capitalism. Thank me later

[@kathiegemmell7319]

In the 1980's, a friend of mine did a nursing semester on the psych ward where Ed Gein was. She was warned to be very careful because he appeared so mild-mannered but could be otherwise.

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Really? Dr. Grande just said he was considered a model patient

[@kathiegemmell7319]

@@ilikeyoutube836 I heard Dr. Grande call Ed a model patient but I also heard him say something about inappropriate attention to nurses. At any rate, people working with him would need to watch for manipulation.

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YIKES!!!

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It's OK, we give you permission to diagnose Ed Gein

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@Name: Learning I did.

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@Name: Learning ¿?

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Good one

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@Name: Learning I did too

[@Larrorlarry]

Can dr. Grande say the n word

[@jamesw17]

Imagine being Gein's friend and it's your birthday. Oh thanks, Ed - a lampshade made from a human face, just what I wanted! Really adds a nice warm glow to the room, doesn't it

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I just can't with these comments...LMAO

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Gein, your mesmerizing new interior decorator on the corner of the block.

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@Candy D nipples as a necklace actually.

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@Candy H lol 😆

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“Crafts with cadavers hour” 🤣

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Jacob, lol. Sick, but funny. Sometimes we have to laugh to keep things sane.

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Coulda got a Hollywood job making props for horror films.

[@SweetUniverse]

Ed Gein, crafts teacher

[@nicole71047]

👀

[@bertzerker747]

No worries fella, we'll just go right along and stitch it up, like nothing ever happened. 🤨

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Ed Geins does a Bob Ross crossover.

[@sherunswithscissors]

Maybe I’m disordered but I can’t help but feel a little sorry for him.

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There's nothing wrong with feeling that way.

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Yeah me too

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same.

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@@anjachan me too.

[@barrydehatchett8692]

Maybe he thought he was doing the right thing, that's the impression i got...

[@grmpEqweer]

8:05 "crafts with cadavers hour, by Eddie Gein."😆

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I know I'm pathetically ignorant, but could someone tell me where I can get to the emojies to use them with the comments?

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@@shirleysue228I use the ones with my phone keyboard. If you push the ?123 button, you will see a button above it with a smiley face. Pressing that button causes emoji to appear on your phone array.

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@@grmpEqweer TY so much.

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"It speaks for his creativity." 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀

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Melanie, What's so sick though is that it's true. lol

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That's true!

[@GavinsMarineMom]

@@shirleysue228 I know!! Too bad mama and daddy screwed him up so badly. He might've been the next Whistler 🤣😉

[@gazXspace]

He was a master craftsman - who else could do that

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Dr. Grande.....savage.

[@sherunswithscissors]

So, he had a better sense of smell than Bundy or Dahlmer.

[@brokencandy1797]

I think Dahmer could smell just fine, he just didn't mind it.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

@Broken Candy Actually Psychopaths tend to have a poor sense of smell due to the wiring of their brain. So Dahlmer and Bundy likely didn’t smell very well in comparison to Gein.

[@Fefe559]

lol exactly!

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@@Jackal_El_Lobo34 Really?

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

@@goranbreskic4304 Yes. But that’s just assuming that both serial killers where born psychopathic.

[@h.borter5367]

Thank you for this one, Dr. Grande. As a Wisconsinite, I have heard about him all my life.

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This man is a freakin legend in Wisconsin...There is a Bust in his home-town and the street where his old place was bears his name!!!

[@bradsanders6954]

Wisconsin seems like a prime breeding ground for bizzaro killers. Although CA has more than it's share.

[@majorkade]

Bundy was also the inspiration for the Silence of the Lambs, or second part. Scene where killer fakes an injury to catch victim off-guard is one example.

[@rae7864]

*The fact that he was also a babysitter, is horrifying*

[@nickdawg8463]

What are you talking about? I’ll have you know gein was kind enough to let my children see his skin suit. Very bright man he was. Mhm.

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@Name: Learning so you'd let him babysit for you and watch your own children Yeh? 🤔 🤔

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He’s not the first serial killer I’ve heard who was fond of children, either.

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Wisconsin: damn FIBs....... STAY OUT our fishin holes! Oh hey Ed you able to sit for us this weekend?

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@Name: Learning Possibly. I wouldn't bet my life on it, of course.

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We need more help and resources for those experiencing parental abuse. I feel as if it would help a lot in the long run.

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I remember a friend of mine telling me years ago about an abusive uncle who would beat his wife and four sons. One day the sons took their father out and beat him almost to death. After that: no more problem with abuse from Dad. I've heard that the only thing abusers respect is greater force. Still one wonders what kind of parents the sons became and if they are still dealing with the effects of their father's abuse and if the next generations have been affected. The abusive father stopped his behavior but should have been stopped long before.

[@toweypat]

Oh, definitely!

[@CorporateComedy]

particularly those putting masks on the children and 'distancing' them from one and other...absolutely disgraceful.

[@CorporateComedy]

​@Suspicious Ned who knows what will result from such abuse as ive described - 20 yrs down the line, we just dont know what damage will be done and how it will be expressed - this time its billions of children, certainly several millions - not a few cases - this is internationally and across the board, systematic, system wide and its perpetrated by those people the children see as otherwise totally loving in most cases! untold damage. far far worse in terms of the numbers. not just my opinion, but also that of at least several million other's. including many GPs, mds etc.

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That help is, don’t have kids if you aren’t ready to be a suitable wonderful healthy parent.

[@annw.7624]

Dr. Grande, I love your videos and your dry sense of humor makes me laugh out loud sometimes. I remember being fascinated with serial killers when I was young. Not sure why, maybe because my mother left those old True Detective magazines lying around when we were growing up! I remember reading about Ed Gein in one of them. I loved your analysis! My mother was depressive and was diagnosed with borderline paranoid schizophrenia and I lived daily hoping that I didn't pick that up. It didn't help that we lived with an abusive man that she remarried. I'm in my 60s now and "safe", I hope, but I consider myself pretty normal. There is hope that not everyone who grows up in an horrific household becomes psychotic themselves. Okay, I'm blathering. Just wanted to say I appreciate your channel.

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You need help.

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I give a year before Netflix releases their budget and plans for a two season run of Crafting with Cadavers.

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Pleeeeease let Caitlin Doughty be the host!

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Actually preorder your season now, we'll make sure you're physically in it 🤓😏

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It still wouldn't be as bad as "Cuties" was.

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🤣🤣

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I truly feel like I need a shirt that reads "Just a reminder I'm not diagnosing anyone here."

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Yes!

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"I hope they were able to restrict the materials he used for those crafts" "It could be argued he had an appreciation for art, although what he made may not be considered art...it does speak to his creativity, I suppose" 🤣

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Arts and crafts in a psych hospital are very carefully vetted for safety. Most are made for children.

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Dr. Grande, I want to give you a compliment for your high ethics and professionalism. Comparing you to other experts (like nowadays everybody is a psychologic expert), that call politicians and others "psychopaths" and "narcissist", you stand out as an example of honesty, professionalism and objectiveness. Thank you for your amazing work.

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Geez, this guy was really troubled.

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Things happen when you leave good country boys alone (Sheriff speaking)

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He never had a chance.

[@Ron4885]

@Candy D Hummmm No. . . While being somewhat handy with Arts & Crafts. (We even made macrame in High School). I'm sure making a human-skin body suit would be biting off more than I could chew. Oh wait. . . that's probably not a good analogy in this case. :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))

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@@Ron4885 let the creativity flow through you! 😀

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Understatement of the century.

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“His father had difficulty in controlling his intake of alcohol”? That’s tactful, Dr G.

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I think it is terrible how a person can suffer so much in life that they become another person to cope. His victims suffered, but Ed too was a victim.

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Agreed. Ed is a victim to the point where it broke him mentally, socially and eventually caused him to spend the second half of his life in a hospital.

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*Dr.Grande, im not sure if this is something you would be into & if not thats totally okay i understand ! But, i personally would LOVE to see a Q&A type of video from you, talk about your hobbies, some of your favorite things to do, favorite movies, favorite food etc, if youre married or have kids, anything really.. Just think it would be really cool to know more about you.. In a more relaxed, casual kind of video hehehehe.. I wanna see a glimpse of off the clock Dr.Grande* 😏😊🙏

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That would be something I think we all would enjoy Yummie, Perhaps though Dr. Grande is a private person, idk. We'll see.

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@@shirleysue228 Yes he very well might be, if so i understand !! 😊

[@elenimaria1111]

Morning Dr Grande - very interesting case for the fact of the complex relationship between mother and son. We certainly can't get enough of your videos on serial killers! Wondering if it possible for you to consider some cases from Australia to add to your growing request list - Ivan Milat, David and Catherine Birnie, Martin Bryant and Katherine Knight. Thank you for doing what you do! 👍🙏💛

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Wow this is awesome! I’ve never seen another therapist talk about serial killers, how cool!

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Galatea Wow thanks so much! I hope you like the content!

[@CB-ke9rs]

Fascinating case that had some eerie similarities to Jeffrey Dahmer. This is the first time I've heard of EG but your analysis helped me to understand all the details of this tragic case. As always, thanks for another fantastic analysis! We are truly spoiled with these daily uploads. The crafts with Cadavers segment was priceless😂😂

[@bertzerker747]

Valid point!, this is like breaking news channel to me, as I've never had cable.

[@peggypeggy4137]

Watch the A & E's show called Biography--Ed Gein. Also, "The Real life Leatherface"--both very interesting shows on Ed Gein. He and Jeffery Dahmer did have a lot in common.

[@8luvbug]

I wonder if Jeffrey read up on him

[@jellybean6778]

Part (along with Bundy and possibly others) of the inspiration for the killer in Silence of the Lambs

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Do one for Heath Ledger's Joker ! After all the talk about that performance , he should have had a profile a while ago .

[@kayhoover6530]

Wow, Dr. Grande, you blew me away on this one. So fascinating how you can deconstruct the mind of a monster and educate so well in the process. Thanks as always.

[@johnnyhuztle1326]

Thank you for this one! Ed always has a way of getting under your skin

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😑

[@Arizona-ex5yt]

"Deranged" from 1973 is another fictional film loosely based on the crimes of Ed Gein.

[@Sam-zz6pr]

Gein is my favorite! It’s like you are in all of our heads and just know what we want. And then you deliver it to us so thoughtfully with just a touch of sass

[@SHABBYG]

I applaude the consistency of your high quality educational and thought provoking videos. Please never change Dr Grande!

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You should do an analysis of John Wayne Gacy

[@jamesw17]

Hoo boy I'm pretty certain Gacy's on Dr G's list - maybe he's keeping that one for his one million subs video, or maybe there will be a Gacy week!

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I can deal with most true crime but I can’t handle John Wayne Gacy aka Pogo The Clown 😬

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@@YourPartnerInCrime I'm curious...but not ready, my instincts st play here.

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@twin cherry it’s one of the worst true crime stories!

[@kkheflin3]

"Ed Gein's Cadaver class".. Priceless Dr. G!

[@ilikeyoutube836]

Dr. Grande you absolutely spoil us with all of these fascinating videos. Just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work

[@equineiscool]

The grave robbing makes me think about Anatoly Moskvin, the Russian historian who made dolls from the bodies of girls that he'd exhumed. In his case though no murder was involved, and he said it was out of some impulse to "save" the girls. Very strange case.

[@jamesheady7216]

Ed Gein: “I’m selling a special collection of cups today. You could buy one and get one free.” Me: “No thanks, I prefer my drinking glasses made of actual glass. Thanks anyway.” LOL. Thanks again for another interesting video. Gein’s crimes were horrible, and I can definitely see how someone like him could be the inspiration for the likes of Leather Face and similar movie characters.

[@jenniferb2623]

Dr Grande, Have you watched “The Jinx” documentary about Robert Durst? WOW! What a ride that documentary was! Would love to hear your comments. How do people like that become such skilled liars? Do you think he intentionally sabotaged himself? And, if if had to take your best guess, what would you diagnose him as? Thanks for all your educational and entertaining videos! 🐳

[@bertzerker747]

Thanks for the heads up, looking forward to it 🙏

[@ajhproductions2347]

What surprises me about this video, is simply that you hadn't done ed gein yet. Clearly you were saving him for a good time I.e. 2020. Yet another entertaining video from the only dr I enjoy watching on youtube. Well you and crafting with cadavers 😂 Thanks!

[@tylercherneski1805]

Do the personality profile of a career politician.

[@maranamni8769]

You should do Ed Kemper! I love your videos and video topics, Ive learned a lot from your videos!!

[@jamesw17]

Dr G has analysed Kemper - seek and you shall find 😊

[@shirleysue228]

@@jamesw17 Was just going to say the same. Maranammi, Go to the Dr.'s videos, scroll down, you'll find it.

[@lericthurston2543]

"Ed Gein's Crafts With Cadavers Hour" would be an excellent name for a death metal band.

[@TheTam0613]

You are on fire 🔥, Dr. Grande!! Thank you so much for all of your incredible work. I very much appreciate all your content 😘

[@SusanHL]

Dr. Grande, in your review of Ed Gein I found what I hoped to find (but didn't) at a lecture given by Robert Ressler about 25 years ago - a discussion of the "why" as opposed to slideshow that made me glad I hadn't had time to eat dinner beforehand. Thank you for putting out such high-quality, non-sensational content! You're one of the few reasons I visit KZbin.

[@leslie3933]

Dr. Grande, please do John List!!

[@jodis3783]

I have the same birthday as Ed Gein. 🤤Thanks, Dr. Grande. Now I have to live with that knowledge. 😉😂

[@texfactortracy3219]

This video is by far one of your best analyses to date. Nice job Dr G!

[@Conradvspro]

Ah! Another amazing video! This was interesting and engaging! Thanks for covering this! And um, keep being awesome and keep being you! Hope you do more of these in the future! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! Much love Dr. Grande💕😊

[@DanOfYT]

Great video as always, Doc Grande. I did a presentation on Ed Gein in high school with a friend of mine. All of us did presentations on different serial killers but my friend and I apparently got way more into our guy than anyone else did. Mostly because we're huge Slayer fans and Gein was the inspiration for the song Dead Skin Mask. The looks we got during our presentation, hahaha!

[@jeffinphx517]

I"m not going to judge Ed, trustworthy babysitters are hard to find.

[@Fefe559]

lol too funny

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

he had no reason to harm those babys

[@lindsayschilling8707]

OMG!!! Yet, funny 🤣😂😆

[@dortesandal4303]

😲😲😲...very true though!

[@johnk1639]

Probably the best analysis of Ed Gein I’ve ever heard

[@MissNurseNoir]

He's the most complex serial killer of the last century, imo. Ok, sure, schizophrenia but paired with a completely cryptic bunch of personality disorder traits. Dr. Grande broke it down as succinctly as I've ever heard. I'm really enjoying your content ✌🏼

[@zombie8405]

Can you please make an analysis/diagnosis on the character Dwight Schrute from the Office

[@rae7864]

lmao id love this. What a blessed request 😂🙏

[@pocoeagle2]

A fascinating and very interesting video, with many difficult words. So I try to watch it again later, but not for now. I'm going to sleep first. Thanks for another exiting bedtime story, Dr. Grande 😃🇳🇱

[@bluemercy8127]

Another well laid out, professional video on a highly intriguing subject. Nice!

[@LymanBN]

I’ve been waiting for this analysis. Thank you

[@franmellor9843]

Informative as always...so sad and I'm sure the whole town suffered repercussions of his actions also

[@CraftyZanTub]

Never ask for lady fingers there.

[@franmellor9843]

@@CraftyZanTub IKR

[@CraftyZanTub]

@@franmellor9843 What does IKR mean?

[@franmellor9843]

@@CraftyZanTub abbreviation for ...I KNOW RIGHT!

[@CraftyZanTub]

@@franmellor9843 Thanks

[@JeanieD]

“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” Makes you think twice about dating mama’s boys, no?

[@mrooz9065]

Well said. Parents are not chosen but given,the good the bad and the ugly. I don't like this idea of children calling parents by their names. The terms mother and father bring authority needed for childhood growth and development. Friendship is our own achievement. These are not exchangeable.

[@dianeparr2483]

In other words, a real sicko 😱😱

[@bertzerker747]

I think it is 'the mother is the best friend to the child'. Or they share the closest bond in life. I'd think her pathology might be of greater interest. Mothers puppets even...

[@JeanieD]

Robert Boyle , the quote is from the movie “Psycho” - the character Norman Bates was based on Ed Gein, if you missed that.

[@bertzerker747]

@@JeanieD consider it a retake 😉

[@oddwad6290]

Wow! Ed Gein . Haven't heard of him mentioned in decades either . Great work . No telling how many young folks were made dependent on their mothers due to something their mother's feared and wanted to control .

[@emah104]

Thank you for this! I've always found Ed Gein to be so unbelievable and interesting. Great analysis, Doc G!

[@gsafadi2]

Dr Grande i love your channel and watch you for years. I noticed that in the last few months there is a LOT of those videos analysing famous people. I like this format, but i really miss the deep dive in topics of personality disorders and other mental issues, the thoughts of the personality disordered and the case study. Any of those videos are coming in the future? Btw great video. 🖒

[@Metalmuse_]

I can’t even....pasta ...wine and Dr.G talking about the real life Buffalo Bill. Perfect way to unwind 👍🏼🤣

[@ENFPerspectives]

🤣

[@davidlilly8465]

Thank you for covering Ed Gein. Well done and much appreciated.

[@nickdawg8463]

I’ve been waiting for this day, thank you!

[@Firebrand1967]

Incidentally, Albert Fish was the inspiration for Hannibal Lecter. [Albert Hamilton Fish (May 19, 1870 - January 16, 1936) was an American sado-masochistic serial killer and cannibal. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria and possibly the Brooklyn Vampire.]

[@CorporateComedy]

horrible guy. one of the worst ive heard of.

[@ilikeyoutube836]

Fish ate children though

[@CorporateComedy]

@Realism I nah, he was johnny wishbone from st croi...

[@geneharrogate6911]

Along with the likes of Carl Panzram and Albert Fish (particular Fish), Gein has to be one of the most fascinating and disturbed killers of that era.

[@tonyochoa7097]

Panzram was pretty understandable-if you can understand Gein and Fish,you probably should be institutionalized

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You have to wonder wtf you'd leave your kid with a guy you barely know (Albert Fish)

[@audreygibson4780]

This has to be one the most interesting things I've ever heard of. I can't even count how many videos of watched on Ed. This is one of my favorites tho bc u add so much to the story

[@ProMachus6]

Thanks, Dr. Grande, for tackling this most difficult subject

[@blaeckingceorl4161]

I don't know, but I have some sympathy for him. I've read his story at the same time I've read about Leonarda Cianciulli.

[@lunelles5]

Yes! I love watching your videos right before bed. Lots of love

[@casparillo987]

Another terrific video filled with fascinating content and charming dry humour ☺

[@fredericbuchanan5570]

I love your videos, I'm studying special care conselling as well as mental health and they help a lot to understand personnality disorders. Thank you

[@adrianaandrade8809]

Hello everyone! Wishing you all a great week. 💙

[@kellyfelly6645]

Wow!!! He lived a long time in the psychiatric hospital. Thank you Dr Grande for an interesting analysis. I did not know he had schizophrenia. Very interesting.

[@slvsize]

I love your humor and your shows. Thank you for teaching us.

[@sideshowtink]

I've always been quite fascinated by the Gein case. Your analysis was very interesting! Enjoyed watching!

[@jaredjones1752]

Of all the serial killers I've read about, Ed Gein is the one I can most relate to on a personal level to the point of pitying him. Like Ed, I was one of two boys raised by a fanatically religious single mother (who, when I was a child, regularly taught me that all women on Earth--except herself--had AIDS). Thankfully, the difference was that I grew up in a cosmopolitan metropolis and, through my frequent interactions with others, quickly learned that much of what my mother taught me was bunk. So I was able to grow up into the relatively stable man I am today (though I've always been ambivalent about getting into personal relationships with women). However, I often wonder how I would've turned out if we had lived out in the middle of nowhere and my Mom had been my only human contact....

[@carmelhughesparolya899]

🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@giovanna8187]

Dr. Grande, to say that everybody liked him, is not entirely true. He was tolerated/ liked by the men of the community, but a few of the women complained that he made them feel uncomfortable by staring at them. I guess nobody knew what to do about it, so they did nothing.

[@deemariedubois4916]

Thank you Dr. Grant. That was fascinating.

[@Fliedermutter]

Very interesting case. And a conclusive analysis as far as possible. Thank you!

[@sonicrevic4928]

Holy crap, Gein really was more messed up than the characters in the movies.

[@priestessmikokikyo77]

Augusta gein is something out of a horror movie!

[@mitylene_bailey]

Oh my goodness! What did I just listen to! This is real world stuff.

[@louiseb4854]

Yes! Been hoping you would cover him! Love from Cairns Australia

[@colbysmellsgood]

I recently found Dr. Grande's channel and I listen to his videos while I'm at work. He gives such an insightful input to different cases and this kind of content is hard to find on KZbin. I appreciate the info, hard work, and mental health stand up comedy you bring to my daily life. Keep it going! Also, could you possibly do an analysis on former WWF/WWE Wrestler Chris Benoit?

[@colbysimmons4883]

Dr. Grande, you should create a video about Albert Fish. I’m sure it would be very interesting.

[@Throatzillaaa]

I thought he already made one?

[@colbysimmons4883]

Danielle Swafford I didn’t think so, I could be wrong though.

[@anxious_and_avoidant]

Wisconsin winning as the best state for the most horrifying serial killer once again 👌👌👌

[@Throatzillaaa]

Ed Gein! YAY! I was so excited to see the title! Can't wait to watch. Plus it's my birthday! This specific topic feels like my birthday gift from Dr. Grande!

[@someonerandom256]

Sweet! I'm so glad you did this one!