The Insane Psycho Ed Gein The American psycho Ed Gein, once said, “When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part wants to be real nice and sweet, and the other part wonders what her head would look like on a stick.” People who are insane are mentally ill and have no control of what they are doing or saying. Pleading insane during a trial is called the insanity plea. Ed Gein’s childhood and events of his trial reflect upon his recognition of being one of the most known notorious serial killer of America. Ed Gein was known for many horrendous crimes, however he was mentally ill when committing these crimes. In La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1906, a psycho serial killer entered the world with the name of Edward Theodore Gein. He was better known as Ed Gein. Gein lived under the household of an older brother, an alcoholic father, and religiously berserk mother. As reported by in the article, “Ed Gein” from Wisconsin Sickness, it states, “Augusta, who was a fanatical Lutheran, drummed into her boys the innate immorality of the world, the evil of drink and the belief that all women (herself excluded) were prostitutes…”(He would listen to his mother’s religious talks about sins of sexual desire. On December 29, 1945, Ed Gein’s mother, Augusta Gein, died due to a numerous amount of …show more content…
The Mendota Mental Health Institution was located in Waupun, Wisconsin. A respiratory ailment meant that Gein had problems breathing and his oxygen level lowered. Another cause of his death was heart failure. While he remained in the institution before he died, his house was burned down. The police concluded that someone purposely burned his house down, but they never found the person at fault for the