Statistics for Ed Gein Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many people did he actually kill?	2	90%
What other crime did he commit during his period of activity?	Grave robbing	30%
When he was finally tried, what was the ultimate verdict?	guilty but legally insane	30%
What was the fate of Gein's house?	It was burned down	30%
Where in Wisconsin did he live?	Plainfield	30%
What are the most famous book and movie based loosely on his crimes both called?	Psycho	30%
What was Gein diagnosed, ahead of his trial?	Schizophrenia	30%
What movie book and later movie used this as a major plot point?	Silence of the Lambs	30%
What kept happening to his grave stone?	It was stolen	20%
What did he plan to use the skin of the woman found in his house?	To make a woman suit	20%
How many times was he proven to have committed this crime	9	10%
What relationship did the sheriff at the time of the fire have to Gein	He was the son of one of the murder victims.	10%
What happened to Gein's truck?	It was sold to a side show.	0%
What did Ed say when he was told that his house burned down?	"Just as well."	0%
In what facility did he serve out his sentence?	The Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane	0%
What is thought to have triggered his crimes?	The death of his mother	0%