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Ed Gein wasn’t actually a serial killer —he only admitted to killing two women. Rather, he was a body snatcher who had an obsession with his deceased mother, Augusta .

Yet, Gein’s horrific crimes have inspired plenty of movies over the years. Monster: The Ed Gein Story , the latest installment of the popular anthology series to hit Netflix, examines his legacy as the “Butcher of Plainfield” and his enduring influence in Hollywood.

Gein was the sole survivor of his family following his mother’s death. He was a loner who lived on a farm and made a living as a handyman in Plainfield, Wisconsin. In 1957, after the town’s hardware store owner Bernice Worden went missing, Gein was the last person reportedly seen at her store. He was arrested, and when authorities sea

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