Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield, commonly known as the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American killer and corpse thief who lived from August 27, 1906, to July 26, 1984.
When authorities learned that Gein had dug up bodies from nearby cemeteries and made trophies and mementos from their skin and bones, his crimes in and around his Wisconsin hometown of Plainfield gained widespread notoriety. Along with killing two women, Gein admitted to killing Bernice Worden, a hardware shop owner, in 1957, and Mary Hogan, a bar owner, in 1954.
Ed Gein, 77, passed away on July 6, 1984, and his body was brought back to Plainfield to be buried next to his mother Augusta, brother Henry, and father George. Despite being surrounded by tombs he had plundered and desecrated decades ago. Because of this, some people think Ed is interred in a place where no one could find him.
Where is Ed Gein buried? Grave details
Just outside of Plainfield, Wisconsin, on Fifth Avenue, you may find Ed Gein’s burial in the Plainfield Cemetery. Between his mother and sibling is where his unmarked grave is situated. The Eleanor Adams burial, which Ed had looted and is still vacant today, is directly behind the Gein family plot.
