American murderer and body snatcher (1906–1984) Edward Theodore Gein, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. His crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety in 1957 after authorities discovered that he stole corpses from local graveyards and fashioned keepsakes from their bones and skin. He also confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Wikipedia's most-read article for 8 days in a row: 15,033,923 views in all, peaking at 2,711,994 on October 5, 2025. Fri, Oct 3: 1,337,334 views Sat, Oct 4: 2,621,540 views Sun, Oct 5: 2,711,994 views Mon, Oct 6: 2,320,340 views Tue, Oct 7: 1,950,675 views Wed, Oct 8: 1,626,812 views Thu, Oct 9: 1,314,447 views Fri, Oct 10: 1,150,781 views Wiki link