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Did Ed Gein and Ted Bundy Meet? This Is What the Records Say

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Gustavo Alonso Ed Gein, known as The Plainfield Butcher, was arrested in 1957 in Wisconsin after police discovered human remains used to make furniture and objects in his house. His crimes, centered on the exhumation of bodies and the murder of at least two women, inspired fictional characters such as Norman Bates (Psychosis), Leatherface (The Texas Massacre) and Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs). Ted Bundy, on the other hand, operated pri…
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Gustavo Alonso Ed Gein, known as The Plainfield Butcher, was arrested in 1957 in Wisconsin after police discovered human remains used to make furniture and objects in his house. His crimes, centered on the exhumation of bodies and the murder of at least two women, inspired fictional characters such as Norman Bates (Psychosis), Leatherface (The Texas Massacre) and Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs). Ted Bundy, on the other hand, operated pri…

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Excelsior broke the news in Mexico on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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