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Did Ed Gein really kill his brother, as portrayed in Netflix's Monster?

The Netflix series examines conflicting evidence about Henry Gein's 1944 death, highlighting Ed Gein's troubled upbringing and unresolved questions about his involvement.

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*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Monster: The Ed Gein Story.*As a true crime series, there's plenty to Monster: The Ed Gein Story that has been fictionalised and dramatised for the sake of it being a gripping Netflix drama.From Ilse Koch's influence over Ed (Charlie Hunnam) to whether he was involved in the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley, many viewers have been left with a raft of questions about the reality of some of the plot poin…

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Behind the Netflix Monster series: Ed Gein's story hides a very real story. Be careful before you read, you have to have a good stomach...

Netflix dives back into the darkest corners of the human mind with Monster: The story of Ed Gein, the new series produced by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the duo responsible for Monster: The story of Jeffrey Dahmer and Monsters: The story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. The production revives the crimes of [...] See more news in Indie Hoy.

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Radio Times broke the news in on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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