Instead of reading a nice non-fiction book, I decided to read a gruesome one. I had heard of Ed Gein before, but I was unaware of how disturbing this man actually was.
The story opens with the story of George Gein, Eddie's father. He was described as an "unfortunate bum" who married a difficult. Augusta Gein loved her children, but didn't show it. She was severly OCD; she would put her house cleaning before her sons. Eddie had a brother, Henry, who "mysteriously died" when he and Eddie were playing out in the woods. (I speculate that Ed actually killed him). Once Ed hit his mid-30's, all of Ed's family was dead, leaving him a sad, lonely man.
People in the Plainfield, Wisconsin area mysteriously started going missing. Detectives and citizens of the town had small speculation, but never accused Ed of the crime. Finally, sheriffs decided to search Ed's house, and they found things they never would imagine.
This book was quite well written. It was organized into three different sections. The beginning was Ed's childhood and foreshadowing as to why he was so psycho. The middle actually shared with the reader why Ed was so psycho. It was quite gruesome. The end section was the aftermath and trials. It was crazy to read about how someone so disturbing lived in my homestate. I do wish I would have read a more pleasant book, but this book was still quite entertaining.
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