• The Backstory: The real American psycho

  • Feb 7 2025
  • Length: 9 mins
  • Podcast

The Backstory: The real American psycho

  • Summary

  • The Wisconsin countryside in autumn during the 1950s sounds idyllic. But it was the scene of a horrifying series of murders and body-snatching cases. Ed Gein, in “The Butcher of Plainfield,” was the loner who inspired movies like Psycho and Silence of the Lambs. So…what’s his story?

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