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Ed Gein Quiz

Answer the questions about Ed Gein, the killer from Wisconsin
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Last updated: June 11, 2021
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How many people did he actually kill?
2
What are the most famous book and movie based loosely on his crimes both called?
Psycho
Where in Wisconsin did he live?
Plainfield
What other crime did he commit during his period of activity?
Grave robbing
How many times was he proven to have committed this crime
9
What is thought to have triggered his crimes?
The death of his mother
What did he plan to use the skin of the woman found in his house?
To make a woman suit
What movie book and later movie used this as a major plot point?
Silence of the Lambs
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What was Gein diagnosed, ahead of his trial?
Schizophrenia
When he was finally tried, what was the ultimate verdict?
guilty but legally insane
In what facility did he serve out his sentence?
The Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
What kept happening to his grave stone?
It was stolen
What was the fate of Gein's house?
It was burned down
What did Ed say when he was told that his house burned down?
"Just as well."
What relationship did the sheriff at the time of the fire have to Gein
He was the son of one of the murder victims.
What happened to Gein's truck?
It was sold to a side show.
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