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Probably not. Serial murder is about the killer and his needs, it's internal. While the individuals may have known of Gein's crimes, they were not responsible for creating other killers.
But Gein has been used as inspiration for movies including Silence of the Lambs and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Traits of Gein's went into the composite of these fictional killers.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoGein, a lifetime resident in the state of Wisconsin, is usually classified as an unorganized-asocial killer who was a necrophiliac. After his arrest he was diagnosed as a schizophrenic with a sexual psychosis, which later became a full-scale psychosis.
Although Gein does not meet the criteria set forth by the FBI as a serial killer, due to only claiming two victims, his brother Henry died under suspiscious circumstances. If Gein was responsible for the death of his brother that would make him officially a serial killer by all standards.
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What serial killer is the movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on?
It's a made up character, but Leatherface was based on REAL killers Ted Bundy and Jeff Dahlmer
Is there a list of Wisconsin serial killers?
Three known: Ed Gein, David Spanbauer, Jeffery Damher.
Serial murderer Ed Gein inspired what books that were made into movies?
Ed Gein, the serial murderer from Wisconsin, was the inspiration for the bestselling books Pyscho and Silence of the Lambs which were both made into wildly popular movies.
Who inspired the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
The character Leatherface was inspired by the serial killer Ed Gein. See the Related Question below.
How much did ed gein weigh?
The Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein stood at 5' 7".
Who is the villain from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs and Psycho?
Ed Gein is the real-life serial killer who inspired the fictional killers Leatherface (from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Buffalo Bill (from The Silence of the Lambs) and Norman Bates (from Psycho).
Who was the serial killer they called leatherface?
The character in The Texas Chainsaw movie Leatherface, was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein. He wore the mask made of human skin.
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.
Is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in Wisconsin?
No. The moviemakers got the idea for the Leatherface character from the real-life serial killer Ed Gein. Ed Gein lived in Wisconsin.
Is Jason Voorhees based on Ed Gein?
Jason first appeared outside of film in the 1982 novelization of Friday the 13th Part 3 by Michael Avallon not inspired by Ed Gein.
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.
What serial killer was the insperation for the villains in Texas chainsaw massacre and psycho?
ed gein
