Episode 126: Ed Gein the Butcher of Plainfield Part One

Get ready, today we bring you one of the darkest and creepiest big daddies of them all, the boogie man that has long haunted the American psyche, the butcher of Plainfield, the Wisconsin Ghoul: Ed Gein.

Long a subject rumors, innuendos and outright lies, we bring you the facts about the little man from Wisconsin who’d go on to inspire countless books and films, including PSYCHO, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS among others.

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References:

Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, The Original "Psycho" by Harold Schechter. ‎Gallery Books‎ April 1, 2025. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1668048177

Gein: "The Ghastly Legacy of Ed Gein: Unraveling the Disturbing Life and Crimes of America's Notorious Murderer and Body Snatcher" by Scott Bowser. September 2, 2023 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CH48LC63

Edward Gein: America's Most Bizarre Murderer by Judge Robert H. Gollmar. Kensington Pub Corp January 1, 1989. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558171879

Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Eric Powell and Harold Schechter. Albatross Funnybooks‎ August 24, 2021 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1949889048

The Ed Gein Chronicles by Scott Bowser. November 27, 2023 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CP4CJQMQ

The Ed Gein File: A Psycho's Confession and Case Documents by John Borowski. Waterfront Productions September 11, 2025 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FQXDX164

The Ed Gein Story: The Complete Archive of the Original Horror Story website: Home - The Ed Gein Story

PSYCHO: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein 2023 TV Mini Series by MGM

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FEATURING THE SONGS:

“Me And the Man In the Moon” by 4 Ambassadors. License: Public Domain. Courtesy of the Internet Archive. Free 20s Jazz Collection : Gathacol Radio : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

“Ragtime Annie” traditional by Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers Group. Performed by Charlie Poole (vocals, 5 string banjo), Posey Rorer (fiddle), Roy Harvey (guitar). Recording date: 18 Sep 1926. Cat Number: Columbia 15127D. License: Public Domain. Courtesy of Open Music Archive https://www.openmusicarchive.org/

“Charles Giteau” Performed by Kelly Harrell. Recording date: 23.3.1927. Cat Number: Victor 20797-a. License: Public Domain. Courtesy of Open Music Archive https://www.openmusicarchive.org/

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