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Welcome to the World of a Psychopath... Who would have thought there would be so many people fascinated by the horrific world of the Psychopath or Serial Killer, but fascinated they are; living amongst these "Monsters" is where you'll find me, stalking the streets of Whitechapel with "Jack the Ripper", or locked in the basement in H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle and having lunch with Odd Eddie Gein. Many of you have asked if you can join this terrifying world that I reside, by reading the horrific things that I write, so here you go, we'll start at the beginning and head to Plainfield, Wisconsin where we'll find Odd Eddie Gein... ODD YET HARMLESS - CHAPTER TWO In 1957, just as the horror film was re-emerging from the shadows of science fiction and fantasy, a tale of real-life horror was beginning to unfold in the village of Plainfield, Wisconsin, in the County of Waushara, United States, where Edward Theodore Gein, a local farmer and general handyman, was<b> arrested </font></b>for the murders of tavern owner Mary Hogan and hardware store owner Bernice Worden; Gein, who was often described as an “odd-ball”, was born August 8th, 1906, in La Crosse, a city in the state of Wisconsin, which runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Born to Augusta and George Gein, “Edward Theodore” was their second , behind Henry George, who was born January 17th, 1901. The boys’ father, George Philip Gein was seen as “weak” by their domineering mother, Augusta Wilhelmine (Lehrke), a religious fanatic who saw to it that her meek alcoholic husband, described as a “worthless creature”, had nothing to do with the raising of their ; instead, Augusta took it on herself to raise Henry and Edward, providing support both morally and financially, all she asked for in return was for the boys to adhere to her often strict and unrelenting beliefs, namely that the world was full of “immorality and corruption.” In 1906, following the birth of Edward, Augusta laid the foundations for a small grocery shop, in La Crosse, designed to bring extra funds into the Gein household; her “despised” husband, George, could only work sporadically, his preferred occupation being carpentry, although little income was raised because of his alcoholic nature. In 1909, George, with the help of Augusta’s successful merchant brothers, Hermann and Gustav, became the proprietor of this small meat and grocery shop, located at 914 Caledonia Street; it wouldn’t be long before this “worthless, good-for-nothing”, as Augusta labelled her husband, ran into problems with the business, George simply couldn’t manage the day to day running of a grocery store, and it once again fell to Augusta to step in and take charge; since she was already in control of their lives domestically, this would have been a natural step for her to take. Although the grocery business was largely successful, and allowed the family to live in a comfortable manner, Augusta was never really content in La Crosse, believing that “sinners” were all around them; in 1913, after working incredibly hard, day after day, night after night, Augusta had managed to accumulate a small fortune and took the step of selling the store, moving the family to a small but modest dairy farm, near Camp Douglas, which remained their home for the best part of a year. Whether this was a suitable home for the Gein family isn’t known, however, as in 1914, Augusta purchased a much larger farmhouse, on the outskirts of Plainfield, Wisconsin, located within two hundred acres of land; key to this purchase was the “isolation”, she would be safe in the knowledge that “immorality and corruption” would be kept to a minimum, as the village of Plainfield was some six miles away, the nearest neighbours were the Johnson family, a quarter of a mile down the road. The new Gein homestead was substantial, both inside and out, and contained two bedrooms on the ground floor, with five larger rooms upstairs; outside, there was a “shack” for storing equipment, a barn and a coop for chickens, whilst a shed-like building had been constructed onto one end of the house, which led into the kitchen. The farmhouse would be decorated with sparse furnishings, whilst a number of paintings adorned the walls, both religious and family portraits; as well as being fanatical in her beliefs, Augusta was also “finicky” when it came to housekeeping, insisting that things be “as neat as a pin”, and placed in an orderly manner. Like her father, Friedrick William Lehrke, a devout follower of Lutheranism and a stern disciplinarian, Augusta found herself at odds with this “new world”, and was particularly fond of the “remoteness” the farmhouse offered; she was quite content with the solitude, and had no reason to engulf herself in the tales of her neighbours and peers, whom she thought “disgraceful”, Augusta was far too good for the likes of them. Drop by soon for more horrific chapters from "ODD YET HARMLESS" Yours faithfully Your friendly neighbourhood Psychopath... ROBBIE |
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