Ryan Murphy taps this ‘Queer As Folk’ alum to play Ed Gein in his next true-crime drama

Ed Gein

Ed Gein gained notoriety in the 1950s. Dubbed the Butcher of Plainfield, and the Plainfield Ghoul, he admitted killing two women in Wisconsin. Authorities believe he potentially killed others. Gein also dug up bodies from graveyards and kept skin and bones for macabre trophies.

He was arrested in 1957 and died in 1984 in a mental health institution. He was the inspiration for Leatherface in Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror movie, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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Ryan Murphy taps this ‘Queer As Folk’ alum to play Ed Gein in his next true-crime drama - Queerty

Murphy’s latest show, 'Monsters', drops on Thursday, but he’s already planning his next project.  maker