India, Oct. 5 -- Ed Gein, the infamous "Butcher of Plainfield" and the main character of Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story, was arrested in 1957 after the disappearance of hardware store owner Bernice Worden. What police uncovered inside his farmhouse stunned the world: remains of multiple women, human skulls, human face masks, and a full human skin suit. His crimes have inspired many Hollywood films like Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

At the center of his story is his mother, Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, whose strict upbringing and religious warnings left a deep mark on Ed.

Augusta was born in 1878 to German immigrant parents in La Crosse, Wisconsin, according to People. She married George Gein in 190...