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Ed Gein

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Occupation

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Born in

La Crosse

Born

August 27, 1906

Zodiac

Virgo

28,459

days lived

77

age at death

Born
August 27, 1906 in La Crosse
Died
July 26, 1984 in Madison (aged 77)
ResidencePlainfield
Zodiac
♍︎Virgo·horse 🐎
Updated Jul 2026

About

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.

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Ed's Birth Chart

Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Virgo♍︎

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Moon Sign

Sagittarius♐︎

Dominant Element

Earth

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for August 27, 1906

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1984
Day 28,458
Age 77

Death of Ed Gein

Confidence
96%
Jul 26, 1984

Ed Gein dies of respiratory failure at Mendota Mental Health Institute.

1968
Day 22,412
Age 61

Found Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Confidence
98%
Jan 6, 1968
Day 22,407
Age 61

Gein's Health Deteriorates

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1968

Declared legally insane, Gein spends the remainder of his life in a mental institution.

Day 22,407
Age 61

Trial Begins

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1968
1958
Day 19,059
Age 52

Gein Deemed Competent for Trial

Confidence
98%
Nov 1, 1958
1957
Day 18,709
Age 51

Arrested for Murder of Bernice Worden

Confidence
98%
Nov 16, 1957
Day 18,709
Age 51

Weird Discoveries

Confidence
98%
Nov 16, 1957
1945
Day 14,369
Age 39

Death of Augusta Gein

Confidence
96%
Dec 29, 1945

Ed Gein's mother, Augusta, dies, leaving him alone on the family farm.

1940
Day 12,316
Age 33

Death of George Gein

Confidence
96%
May 16, 1940

Ed's brother George dies.

Day 12,301
Age 33

Death of George Gein

Confidence
96%
May 1, 1940

Ed Gein's brother, George, dies in what was ruled an accidental fire.

Day 12,271
Age 33

Father's Death

Confidence
96%
Apr 1, 1940

His father, George Gein, dies, leaving Ed and his brother to work on the farm.

1934
Day 9,989
Age 27

Works Odd Jobs

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1934

After his father becomes incapacitated, Gein begins taking odd jobs to support the family.

Day 9,989
Age 27

Brother Moves In

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1934

Brother Henry moves back to the family farm.

1920
Day 4,875
Age 13

High School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1920

Gein attends Plainfield High School, where he does fairly well in school.

1914
Day 2,684
Age 7

Moves to Farm

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1914
1906
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Ed Gein

Confidence
96%
Aug 27, 1906

Edward Theodore Gein is born in La Crosse, Wisconsin.