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Special or Slow: Was Ed Gein Mentally Impaired or Autistic?
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Special or Slow? Was Ed Gein Mentally Impaired or Autistic?

While the story of Ed Gein is often told through the grisly artifacts found in his farmhouse—lampshades of human skin, a belt of...

Ed Gein's Girlfriend: Was Adeline Watkins a Real Person?
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Ed Gein’s Girlfriend: Was Adeline Watkins a Real Person?

When the story of Ed Gein, the “Butcher of Plainfield,” horrified the nation in 1957, the public was desperate to understand the man...