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Edward Theodore was born on August 27, 1906, to Augusta and George Gein in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Eddie was the 2nd of two children. Eddie's mother was a fanatically religious women, who was determined to raise the boys according to her strict moral code. Eddie's mother repeatedly warned her sons of the immorality and looseness of women, hoping to discourage any sexual desires the boys might have. ( In the Beginning) Augusta was a domineering and hard woman, …

…Yet, there was little the community could do to influence the courts decision. Eddie Gein, the dimmunitve, soft spoken Wisconsin killer-cannibal whose monstrous acts inspired the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho and the seemingly endless series of Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. But while no film has been made specifically on Gein (Deranged comes closest) there is a long list which have been suggested or inspired by the case such as; Silence of the Lambs.( Fraiser p. 91)