Ed Gein
Ed Gein was an infamous American serial killer and body snatcher whose gruesome crimes in the 1950s inspired many horror films, including Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho'. Gein's traumatic childhood and obsessive relationship with his domineering mother shaped his disturbed psyche, leading him to commit heinous acts of necrophilia and murder, ultimately resulting in his arrest in 1957.
Born on Aug 27, 1906 (118 years old)
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Ed Gein was a notorious serial killer whose life inspired the character of Norman Bates.
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