Ed Gein: A Schizophrenic Psychopath
“When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part wants to be real nice and sweet, and the other part wonders what her head would look like on a stick.” - Ed Gein Ed was part of 1.2% of the world who suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder in which a person hears auditory hallucinations, has disorganized thinking, their speech is diminished and they have inappropriate emotion. Many people who suffer from this disorder have tendencies to believe someone is out to get them or they are being watched by an unknown person.
To start off with, schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects a person’s thought process, emotional release …show more content…
When he did this he would take bits and pieces of the bodies and change them for home goods. He used their bowels as bowls and sewed chair seats and lampshades out of their skin. On particular times he would dance in the moonlight wearing many numerous skin coverings, sometimes including the face of the victims. His very first murder is recorded as December 8,1954 a 51 year old tavern manager named Mary Hogan disappeared from Pine Grove Wisconsin. When authorities were alerted, they found blood on the floor, overturned chair and a cartridge from a .32 caliber pistol. There was no denying foul play. Ed Gein was a quick suspect in her disappearance, but no charges were filed at that time.
His second murder was November 16, 1957 58 year old Bernice Worden disappeared from her Plainfield hardware store just like Mary Hogan did almost 3 years before. Blood on the floor which lead out to the back, where her truck was last seen. Her son remembered that Ed had asked his mother on a date. He also remembers that Ed mentioned needed antifreeze and in the store there was a receipt for antifreeze in the store. This lead police to question their only suspect Ed Gein. Once they found him heinous evidence showed beyond a doubt Ed’s obsessions had turned in something so much
“When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part wants to be real nice and sweet, and the other part wonders what her head would look like on a stick.” - Ed Gein Ed was part of 1.2% of the world who suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder in which a person hears auditory hallucinations, has disorganized thinking, their speech is diminished and they have inappropriate emotion. Many people who suffer from this disorder have tendencies to believe someone is out to get them or they are being watched by an unknown person.
To start off with, schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects a person’s thought process, emotional release …show more content…
When he did this he would take bits and pieces of the bodies and change them for home goods. He used their bowels as bowls and sewed chair seats and lampshades out of their skin. On particular times he would dance in the moonlight wearing many numerous skin coverings, sometimes including the face of the victims. His very first murder is recorded as December 8,1954 a 51 year old tavern manager named Mary Hogan disappeared from Pine Grove Wisconsin. When authorities were alerted, they found blood on the floor, overturned chair and a cartridge from a .32 caliber pistol. There was no denying foul play. Ed Gein was a quick suspect in her disappearance, but no charges were filed at that time.
His second murder was November 16, 1957 58 year old Bernice Worden disappeared from her Plainfield hardware store just like Mary Hogan did almost 3 years before. Blood on the floor which lead out to the back, where her truck was last seen. Her son remembered that Ed had asked his mother on a date. He also remembers that Ed mentioned needed antifreeze and in the store there was a receipt for antifreeze in the store. This lead police to question their only suspect Ed Gein. Once they found him heinous evidence showed beyond a doubt Ed’s obsessions had turned in something so much