Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (Part 3) | Morbid | Podcast

What drove the mild-mannered farmer to commit such hideous and depraved acts in America’s heartland, and why do people from around the world continue to find him so infamous?
Thank you to the magical Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research!
References
Associated Press. 1968. "Gein prosecution winds up murder testimony." Capital Times, November 9: 9.
-. 1968. "Gein ruled fit to stand trial." Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 16: 1.
Capital Times. 1958. "Bar Gein house admission fees." Capital Times, March 12: 4.
-. 1957. "Claims ten skulls came from graves ." Capital Times, November 18: 1.
-. 1958. "Gein insane, psychiatrist tells court." Capital Times, January 6: 3.
-. 1957. "Nearly wed gein, woman reveals." Capital Times, November 20: 1.
-. 1957. "Plan to open at least two." Capital Times, November 23: 1.
-. 1957. "Weeping Gein joins minister in prayer." Capital Times, November 22: 1.
-. 1957. "'Won't believe' graves robbed ." Capital Times, November 19: 1.
Daily Tribune. 1954. "Believe Bancroft tavernkeeper was slain." Daily Tribune, December 9: 1.
-. 1944. "Rites today for the man who died in Roche-a-Cri fire." Daily Tribune, May 19: 1.
Engel, Dave. 2005. "Whatever happened to Mary Hogan?" Daily Tribune, December 5: 6.
La Crosse Tribune. 1957. "State pushes murder charges against ." La Crosse Tribune, November 22: 1.
Portage Daily Register. 1957. "New rifle in shop used in slaying storekeeper." Portage Daily Register, November 19: 1.
Schechter, Harold. 1998. Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho. New York, NY: Gallery Books.
Stevens Point Journal. 1958. "Ed Gein's real estate sold for under $4,000." Stevens Point Journal, March 31: 1.
-. 1958. "Gein farmhouse leveled by early morning blaze." Stevens Point Journal, March 20: 1.
-. 1958. "Open house at Gein farm draws crowds." Stevens Point Journal, March 24: 1.
-. 1957. "Results of lie test announced." Stevens Point Journal, November 20: 1.
-. 1954. "Woman's disappearance hints slaying at Pine Grove tavern." Stevens Point Journal, December 9: 1.
United Press. 1957. "Hospital gets ready for Gein." Capital Times, November 23: 2.
United Press International. 1968. "Ed Gein found guilty of 1957 murder in Plainfield." Capital Times, November 14: 2.
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[@briiana510]

Whenever there’s multiple part stories, I wait until they’re all uploaded. So for some reason, the Apple podcast app was not playing these for me!! Came here & there’s no ads! Wow Love you lol What a crazy story tho damn.

[@MithrilMagic]

I worked with a woman who was from Plainfield. Apparently her parents owned a farm there. She was born in 1949. Right after the trial and everything her parents took her and her brother and they moved to PA. She said the only thing she actually remembers about this time was that her mother would randomly burst into tears about it and her father was just so ANGRY! This story is unhinged. Start to finish.

[@Alex-3LP]

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[@MrLimebomb]

Hurt people, wear people...

[@haleybrenchley1859]

What a wild story!! You guys should also do the Amanda Knox case. Unrelated but still very intriguing.

[@denversolo]

I love listening to people trying to say our messed up town names lmao

[@MSDWORKS-MOTIVE]

.....ABOUT TIME LADIES!!!!😅❤🥳 I literally checked in like it was Instagram to see when you all uploaded

[@iluvcheeze123]

Would love a slideshow or a power point or to watch you two just talk!

[@beautifuldreamer0811]

Listen. I thought episode 2 was the last of the rollercoaster and that episode 3 would just be like a little wrap up, after all we had heard the worst parts. But the level of rage that I felt when I heard about how one of the most vile humans ever just got to live the rest of his life in this hospital, never having to work or pay bills or worry about food or housing....while the rest of us are fighting tooth and nail to survive.....I just can't. How disgusting.

[@WQ59BInv]

So pull a crime, get caught, get incarcerated for life, and you too can be on Easy Street. 🙄

[@beautifuldreamer0811]

@@WQ59BInv He wasnt incarcerated. He was in a cushy residential facility.

[@WQ59BInv]

​@@beautifuldreamer0811 I was addressing you. 😁

[@LeelaRae84]

Hi! Love your podcast. So there was an interview a doc released that said he was taking “fresher bodies” because they looked better and were easier to collect from… :::shudder:::

[@KayleighSummerhill-ck5nl]

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[@thomasw178]

Why can't I quit you...

[@Brezzy369]

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[@stefyoung4146]

Maybe he smelled the live flesh of fellow inmates/patients in the hospital. Being locked in with live people, closer to them more than he has been for many years…?

[@shawnfarrell9979]

Vulvas in a bath tub