Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The latest of installment of Netflix's Monster anthology series, The Ed Gein Story, explores the life of the titular serial killer. While creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have dramatized Gein's life to bring entertainment to audiences, he was a very real man whose horrific crimes inspired films including Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs.
While Gein is known as a notorious serial killer, police were able to confirm his involvement in only two slayings -- that of hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957 and tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954.
Gein first came onto law enforcement's radar in 1957 after the disappearance of Worden. Police arrested him after he was discovered driving her truck.
It was then that they discovered evidence of the true malice behind the quiet, unassuming Wisconsin farmer.
"I've been killing for seven years," Gein told authorities during questioning, curling his hands into claws.
