Plainfield, Wisconsin - Cannibal Ed Gein's Grave
- Address:
- 5th Avenue, Plainfield, WI
- Directions:
- I-35 exit 136. East on Hwy 73, then an immediate left (north) on 5th Ave. to the Cemetery. Ed is buried next to his mom; look for the "Gein" headstones.
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Plainfield, Wisconsin - Serial Killer Ed Gein's Hometown and Grave My husband and I visited Plainfield to see the Gein sites. The farm is pretty creepy -- very deserted farm roads. There is a chain link gate and tons of "No Trespassing" signs. His gravestone is still gone, but people have left artificial flowers in place of the headstone. When we visited someone had kicked over his mother's tombstone. [Janel, 07/10/2005]
Plainfield, Wisconsin - Serial Killer Ed Gein's Hometown and Grave The hometown of the infamous butcher of Plainfield. The grave robbing cannibal was the inspiration for Psycho, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs. Visit his grave site and where his home once stood.
[Jim G., 01/20/2004]
Plainfield, Wisconsin - Ed Gein's Gravestone Rescued, But Will It Ever Be Seen Again?
The stolen tombstone of Ed Gein, perhaps America's most "beloved" grave robber, murderer, and cannibal, has been brought home to Plainfield, WI. Last June it mysteriously disappeared from Gein's grave in Plainfield Cemetery. ... [07/04/2001] Complete News Story
The stolen tombstone of Ed Gein, perhaps America's most "beloved" grave robber, murderer, and cannibal, has been brought home to Plainfield, WI. Last June it mysteriously disappeared from Gein's grave in Plainfield Cemetery. ... [07/04/2001] Complete News Story
Nearby Offbeat Places
- Site of Ed Gein's Cannibal House, Plainfield, WI - 4 mi.
- Boy and the Boot statue, Stevens Point, WI - 22 mi.
- Virgin Mary Appeared Here, Necedah, WI - 29 mi.
- In the region: Museum of Historic Torture Devices, Wisconsin Dells, WI - 43 mi.
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