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Disturbing Facts About Ed Gein You Won't See in Netflix Series 'Monster'... as Vile Serial Killer Inspired 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

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Ed Gein, infamously known as 'The Butcher of Plainfield,' has haunted the annals of true crime literature and cinema.Ryan Murphy · Plainfield See the Story

Ed Gein, Inspiration for 'Psycho,' Never Served Prison Time

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If you know anything about horror movies, you've heard the name Ed Gein. This quiet man from rural Wisconsin inspired some of the most terrifying characters in film history.Plainfield · Plainfield Read Article

What police found inside Ed Gein's house will haunt you - Ed Gein: Original Psycho

What police found inside Ed Gein's house will haunt you - Ed Gein: Original Psycho crimeinvestiga… 13/11/2025 Image Show Ed Gein: Original Psycho Show Page Link Crime+Investigation Video Video Description A deep dive into the Ed Gein case — the real-life horror story that inspired Hollywood’s darkest nightmares. Discover the shocking truth behind the man who changed true crime forever. Inspired by the chilling rediscovery of Ed Gein’s origi…Plainfield · Plainfield Read Article

Waushara Co Sheriff's deputy demotes self after inquiry into job performance

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Scott Schaut, who had been the department’s night-shift sergeant, was on an improvement plan when The Badger Project requested those records. He resigned from that leadership position shortly after. Photo from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT A deputy in the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office who has a documented history of inconsistency in his police work resigned from his sergeant pos…Waushara County · Waushara County Read Article

Why Are We Obsessed with Serial Killers?

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Why are we so obsessed with serial killers?Maybe it’s because we can’t quite imagine what it takes for an ordinary human brain to cross that line. Or maybe it’s just the morbid curiosity that so many of us find hard to shake. Ed Gein didn’t kill hundreds of people, but his story, one man on a farm, and one deranged devotion to his mother, quietly changed horror forever. Because from that frozen little town in Wisconsin emerged the DNA for three …Ryan Murphy · Plainfield See the Story

Wisconsin utilities opt for solar-plus-storage project acquisitions over ‘debt-like PPAs’

Two investor-owned utilities (IOUs) are seeking regulatory approval to acquire an under-development solar and storage project located in Waushara County, Wisconsin.Solar Power · Waushara County Read Article

Chuck Parello’s ‘Ed Gein’ Is The Closest Approximation of Reality

Murder Made Fiction podcast closes out two months of Ed Gein coverage with Chuck Parello's 2000 film Ed Gein, also known as In The Light of the MoonPlainfield · Plainfield Read Article

Authorities identify man who fired at Waushara County deputy, was shot by deputy and found dead in home

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No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.Waushara County · Waushara County See the Story

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Examines the Unknowable Adeline Watkins

Warning: The following contains major spoilers for Monster: The Ed Gein Story. The story of Ed Gein is forever linked to a woman. This convicted murderer’s mother Augusta was known to hate the so-called gentler sex and warned her sons about the dangers of fornication, forbidding them to ever “spill their seed.” Her hatred for “harlots” was so extreme that after witnessing a horrific act of animal cruelty, an all-consuming rage caused a stroke th…Plainfield · Plainfield Read Article

Resistance in red districts essential to saving democracy

Spencer Black: In Wautoma, a city of only 2,300 people, 200 joined the No Kings movement. There were 700 protesters in Rice Lake and 1,200 in Hayward.Wautoma · Wautoma Read Article

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Disturbing Facts About Ed Gein You Won't See in Netflix Series 'Monster'... as Vile Serial Killer Inspired 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

Ed Gein, Inspiration for 'Psycho,' Never Served Prison Time

What police found inside Ed Gein's house will haunt you - Ed Gein: Original Psycho

Waushara Co Sheriff's deputy demotes self after inquiry into job performance

Why Are We Obsessed with Serial Killers?

Wisconsin utilities opt for solar-plus-storage project acquisitions over ‘debt-like PPAs’

Chuck Parello’s ‘Ed Gein’ Is The Closest Approximation of Reality

Authorities identify man who fired at Waushara County deputy, was shot by deputy and found dead in home

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Examines the Unknowable Adeline Watkins

Resistance in red districts essential to saving democracy

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Disturbing Facts About Ed Gein You Won't See in Netflix Series 'Monster'... as Vile Serial Killer Inspired 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

Ed Gein, Inspiration for 'Psycho,' Never Served Prison Time

What police found inside Ed Gein's house will haunt you - Ed Gein: Original Psycho

Waushara Co Sheriff's deputy demotes self after inquiry into job performance

Why Are We Obsessed with Serial Killers?

Wisconsin utilities opt for solar-plus-storage project acquisitions over ‘debt-like PPAs’

Chuck Parello’s ‘Ed Gein’ Is The Closest Approximation of Reality

Authorities identify man who fired at Waushara County deputy, was shot by deputy and found dead in home

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ Examines the Unknowable Adeline Watkins

Resistance in red districts essential to saving democracy

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