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==Early Life==

Gein had a hellish childhood; his mother, [[Augusta Gein]], was a pious woman who would read Gein and his brother Henry handpicked Bible verses from the Old Testament, often of a misogynistic or grotesque context. ~~Gein~~'s father, George, was an alcoholic which caused a significant amount of tension in his family. Augusta detested her husband due to his alcoholism and inability to hold down a job, which many speculate may have been a contributing factor in Gein descending into insanity.

Edward Gein had a hellish childhood; his mother, [[Augusta Gein]], was a pious woman who would read Gein and his brother Henry handpicked Bible verses from the Old Testament, often of a misogynistic or grotesque context. Ed's father, George, was an alcoholic which caused a significant amount of tension in his family. Augusta detested her husband due to his alcoholism and inability to hold down a job, which many speculate may have been a contributing factor in Gein descending into insanity.

~~Gein~~ was extremely close to his mother, who tried to control every aspect of his life, when at school she would punish him for establishing friendship with any of his classmates. Many of the staff at his school saw ~~Gein~~ as abnormal, he was shy and possessed a rather eccentric personality, this included randomly laughing for no apparent reason and strange mannerisms.

Edward was extremely close to his mother, who tried to control every aspect of his life, when at school she would punish him for establishing friendship with any of his classmates. Many of the staff at his school saw Eddie as abnormal, he was shy and possessed a rather eccentric personality, this included randomly laughing for no apparent reason and strange mannerisms.

Gein's father died in 1940 at the age of 66 from heart failure attributable to his lifelong alcoholism, Gein and his brother Henry had to work various odd jobs in order to sustain a suitable income for themselves and their mother. Gein, unlike his brother Henry, was particularly close to his mother, who even when Gein was an adult, tried to control every aspect of his life due to his naivety. In 1944, Gein and Henry were burning away vegetarian marsh which went out of control, and drew the attention of the local fire brigade; Henry's body was found later that day and his death was attributed to choking to death in the fire. Gein now devoted his entire time to look after his mother, whose health was significantly ailing after suffering a stroke following Henry's death. Gein was a diagnosed schizophrenic and it has been speculated his mother suffered from a similar condition.

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 ==Early Life==
-Gein had a hellish childhood; his mother, [[Augusta Gein]], was a pious woman who would read Gein and his brother Henry handpicked Bible verses from the Old Testament, often of a misogynistic or grotesque context. Gein's father, George, was an alcoholic which caused a significant amount of tension in his family. Augusta detested her husband due to his alcoholism and inability to hold down a job, which many speculate may have been a contributing factor in Gein descending into insanity.
+Edward Gein had a hellish childhood; his mother, [[Augusta Gein]], was a pious woman who would read Gein and his brother Henry handpicked Bible verses from the Old Testament, often of a misogynistic or grotesque context.  Ed's father, George, was an alcoholic which caused a significant amount of tension in his family. Augusta detested her husband due to his alcoholism and inability to hold down a job, which many speculate may have been a contributing factor in Gein descending into insanity.
-Gein was extremely close to his mother, who tried to control every aspect of his life, when at school she would punish him for establishing friendship with any of his classmates. Many of the staff at his school saw Gein as abnormal, he was shy and possessed a rather eccentric personality, this included randomly laughing for no apparent reason and strange mannerisms.
+Edward was extremely close to his mother, who tried to control every aspect of his life, when at school she would punish him for establishing friendship with any of his classmates. Many of the staff at his school saw Eddie as abnormal, he was shy and possessed a rather eccentric personality, this included randomly laughing for no apparent reason and strange mannerisms.
 Gein's father died in 1940 at the age of 66 from heart failure attributable to his lifelong alcoholism, Gein and his brother Henry had to work various odd jobs in order to sustain a suitable income for themselves and their mother. Gein, unlike his brother Henry, was particularly close to his mother, who even when Gein was an adult, tried to control every aspect of his life due to his naivety. In 1944, Gein and Henry were burning away vegetarian marsh which went out of control, and drew the attention of the local fire brigade; Henry's body was found later that day and his death was attributed to choking to death in the fire. Gein now devoted his entire time to look after his mother, whose health was significantly ailing after suffering a stroke following Henry's death. Gein was a diagnosed schizophrenic and it has been speculated his mother suffered from a similar condition.