Eduard theodor gein(1906-1984)
Ed Gein was a notorious killer and grave robber. He inspired the creation of several film characters, including Norman Bates (Psycho), Jame Gumb (The Silence of the Lambs) and Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre).
Obsessively devoted to his mother until her death in 1945, Gein never left home or dated women. After she died, he became increasingly deranged and eventually began prowling cemeteries to unearth recently buried female corpses.
Gein eventually admitted under questioning that he would dig up the graves of recently buried middle-aged women he thought resembled his mother and take the bodies home, where he tanned their skin to make his macabre possessions. During interrogation, Gein also admitted to the shooting death of Mary Hogan, who had been missing since 1954 .
Searching the house, authorities found:
* Human skulls mounted upon the cornerposts of his bed
* Human skin fashioned into a lampshade and used to upholster chair seats
* Human skullcaps, apparently in use as soup bowls
* A human heart in a saucepan on the stove.
* The head of Mary Hogan, a local tavern owner, found in a paper bag
* A ceiling light pull consisting of human lips
* A “mammary vest” crafted from the skin of a woman’s torso
* A belt made from several human nipples, among many other such grisly objects
* Socks made from human flesh.