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Ed Gein confessed to murdering two women and digging up graves to repurpose human remains into household items and clothing

After Gein was caught in 1957, he was committed to psychiatric facilities until his death in July 1984

Gein was buried next to his mother and brother, but his gravestone was stolen in 2000

Ed Gein was a killer and a serial grave digger.

Gein, whose story was portrayed in Ryan Murphy 's latest Monster anthology series installment, Monster: The Ed Gein Story , was arrested for murdering a woman in the small town of Plainfield, Wis., in 1957. However, after his arrest, police discovered the disturbing artifacts he created from real human remains .

After Gein confessed to killing Mary Hogan and hardware store owner Bernice Worden, he w

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