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Q: The character leather face was based on what real life serial killer?
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Who was leather face?

Leatherface is a mentally ill fictional cannibal from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. Although Leatherface is a fictional character, he was very, very loosely based on the real serial killer Ed Gein. See the Related Question below for more details.


Is Alice in Wonderland based off of a serial killer?

No, "Alice in Wonderland" is a work of fantasy literature by Lewis Carroll. There is no evidence to suggest that it is based on a serial killer.


Is leather face a true story?

No. Although Tobe Hooper got the idea for the Leatherface character from the real life serial killer, Ed Gein, Leatherface is still a fictional character. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies are NOT based on a true story. See the Related Question below.


Was there a serial killer called buffalo bill?

Buffalo Bill was very, very loosely based on the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. I say "very, very loosely" based because Buffalo Bill and Ed Gein have only ONE thing in common: they both sewed together suits out of their victims' skin. Other than that, the Buffalo Bill character bears no resemblance to Ed Gein whatsoever.


Is borderline cult based on real serial killers and if so who are they?

borderline cult was a story about three serial killers not based a true serial killer.


What is the plot of the movie ''Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer''?

The movie "Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer" was released in the year of 1986. The plot of the movie, "Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer" is a scary mystery based on a true story.


Where to find Leatherface?

Leatherface is not a real person. He is a fictional character who was very, very loosely based on the real serial killer Ed Gein. If you mean the sex "gimp" outfit where you are completely dressed in a leather outfit, then, there is a sex shop in Las Venturas, but I think you might have to do the "Key To Her Heart" mission before you can go in.


Does leatherface still live?

Leatherface is a fictional character, and thus was never alive to begin with. The man who inspired him, Ed Gein, died July 26, 1984. He was a Wisconsin serial killer.


Did Harold Shipman keep anything as a trophy from his victims?

He was not in serial killer for the thrill of the suffering, he was a serial killer based on finacial gain so he kept the money as a trophy.


Which 1991 Australian novel featured a serial killer based on the last man to be executed in Western Australia?

The Nedlands Monster was a novel based on the crimes of Australian serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke. There were other books written about this killer but they were biographies (true crime).


Is the chain saw massacre real?

Not in the least. It is VERY loosely based on the exploits of real life murderer, Ed Gein, but he never did the kinds of murders shown in the films. He did create grisly human remains based art which is shown in the original, was an alleged cannibal, and a grave robber, but that was about it.


What is the lifetime movie the bad son based on?

It is based on a serial killer constanly killing teen girls with the help of his mother and uncle.the serial killer proposes to each girl so they won't leave him.if they threaten to leave he kills them.