The Man That Inspired The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Ed Gein was one of the most creepy serial killers that you can ever come across, and he inspired films such as Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Ed Gein was a serial killer and grave robber that operated in Wisconsin in the 50s. Also known as the Butcher of Plainfield, Ed Gein murdered at least 2 people and mutilated at least 9 corpses.
On November 16, 1957, Bernice Worden disappeared. Bernice owned the Plainfield Hardware Store, but because of the deer hunting season, not many people came to the hardware store on that day. No one noticed till later that evening that the hardware store cash register was open, and there were bloodstains on the floor.
Ed Gein happened to be the last receipt that Bernice had written out, dated the morning that she went missing. The police arrested Ed at a grocery store, while other officers raided Ed’s farm. What they found horrified even the most seasoned officers and catapulted Ed Gein to infamy.
Infamy was to be the inspiration for horror villains such as Buffalo Bill and Norman Bates and was the inspiration for the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.