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Gein died in 1984 and was buried in Plainfield Cemetery with the rest of his family, surrounded by graves he had once robbed. It’s been a long time, and yet the legacy of his deranged crimes continues to fascinate and horrify us.
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Where is Ed Gein’s house?
Ed Gein’s farm was located several minutes west of Plainfield on the corner of Archer and 2nd Ave. The house mysteriously burned down just before the auction of Gein’s estate was held in March of 1958 following rumors it was going to be purchased and turned into a “House of Horrors” attraction. The property was bought at the auction by a local man named Emden Schey, who had the barn and other remaining buildings torn down. Workers found human bones on the land in the early 1960s. Today, the Gein house is just an empty, overgrown lot and is private property.
Where is Ed Gein buried?
You can find Ed Gein’s grave in Plainfield Cemetery beside his brother Henry, mother Augusta, and father George. He was buried there following his death in 1984. His grave has been unmarked since the gravestone was stolen in 2000. It was recovered by Seattle police the following year and returned to Plainfield, but authorities declined to put it back on display as they believed it would likely be stolen again.
How many people did Ed Gein kill?
Ed Gein is known to have murdered 2 women. The body of Bernice Worden was found in his home the same day she went missing from her hardware store on November 16, 1957. During the subsequent search of Gein’s house, the face of tavern owner Mary Hogan was discovered. Her disappearance in 1954 had been unsolved. Gein may have been involved in additional disappearances, but they were never conclusively linked to him. Most of the human remains found in his home were never identified.
Where is the Ed Gein museum?
The unofficial Ed Gein museum is the Waushara County Historical Museum in Wautoma. At the time of Gein’s arrest in 1957, the building had been the Waushara County jail, and the cell where he was placed is still there and open to the public. Some of Gein’s belongings may also be on display. Though rare, artifacts related to Gein can be found in private and public collections around the country. Most notable is the haunted cauldron on display at the Haunted Museum in Las Vegas.
