Ed+Gein+serial+killer+project-RJ

1. Full Length Paper (2-3 pages) - Definition of a Serial Killer - Background - childhood, things that lead to crimes, jobs, motives, physical description, hobbies - Who, Why, How Many People Killed, Where Killed, Patterns to Killings, When Killed - Trial - The evidence used to find and convict the Killer

Background: • Childhood: o Born August of 1906 o La Crosse, Wisconsin o Dad was a violent alcoholic and constantly unemployed o Family disregarded the father but the relationship between mother, Augusta, and father, George, was still going on o Due to religious beliefs divorce wasn’t an option o Augusta operated small family grocery store o Bought a farm outside of Plainfield which became permanent home o Augusta moved to this desolate location to prevent outsiders from influencing her sons. o Gein only left the premises to go to school and Augusta blocked any attempt he made to pursue friendships. o Besides school, he spent most of his time doing chores on the farm. o Augusta, who was a fanatical Lutheran, drummed into her boys the innate immorality of the world, the evil of drink and the belief that all women (herself excluded) were prostitutes, whores and instruments of the devil. According to Augusta, sex was only for procreation. o She reserved time every afternoon to read to them from the Bible, usually selecting graphic verses from the Old Testament dealing with death, murder and divine retribution. o With a slight growth over one eye and an effeminate demeanor, the young Gein became a target for bullies. o Classmates and teachers recall other off-putting mannerisms such as seemingly random laughter, as if he were laughing at his own personal joke. To make matters worse, Augusta would scold him whenever he tried to make friends. Despite his poor social development, he did fairly well in school, particularly in reading and the study of world economics. o Ed tried the best he could to please his mother's dictative orders, however Augusta was rarely pleased with her boys. o She often verbally abused them, believing that they were destined to become failures like their father. o During their teens and throughout their early adulthood the boys remained detached from people outside of their farmstead and had only the company of each other.

- Who, Why, How Many People Killed, Where Killed, Patterns to Killings, When Killed - Trial - The evidence used to find and convict the Killer Victims: • Burnice Worden-Store clerk o Found in Plainfield on Nov. 16, 1957 o Decapitated o Body hung upside down by cross beams on her ankles and ropes on her wrists o Torso empty • Emptied postmordem o COD .22 rifle shot close range o In the house: o * Human skulls mounted upon the corner posts of his bed; o * Skin fashioned into a lampshade and used to upholster chair seats; o * Breasts used as cup holders o * Human skullcaps, apparently in use as soup bowls; o * A human heart (it is disputed where the heart was found; the deputies' reports all claim that the heart was in a saucepan on the stove, with some crime scene photographers claiming it was in a paper bag); o * Skin from the face of Mary Hogan, a local tavern owner, found in a paper bag; o * A window shade pull consisting of human lips; o * A "mammary vest" crafted from the skin of a woman's torso; o * A belt made from several human nipples, among many other such grisly objects; o * Socks made from human flesh. o * A sheath made from human skin. o * A box of preserved vulvas that Ed admitted to wearing. • Mary Hogan

Evidence: -Found 15 bodies on the property but Gein couldn’t recall how many murders commited -Body parts all over revealed victims -Gein admitted