What to know about murderer chosen for Netflix’s Monsters season 3 following Menendez brothers controversy
The first two seasons of Netflix’s Monsters series took the world by storm and it's clear true-crime lovers can't wait to sink their teeth into the next instalment focusing on another infamous murder case.
Now, the first season centred around prolific sex offender and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed and dismembered 17 males between 1978 and 1991.
And, as we know, the most recent season is all about the controversial Menendez brothers case which saw Erik and Lyle Menendez murder their allegedly abusive parents back in 1989.
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But, who is the third season of Monsters going to revolve around in Ryan Murphy's upcoming Netflix project?
Well, the next murderer will be none other than Ed Gein and is set to be portrayed by Sons of Anarchy star, Charlie Hunnam.
Now, there's no official news yet on when we can expect to see Monster: The Ed Gein Story but, if we go by the two previous season released in 2022 and 2024 - we could look forward to it landing on our screens in 2026.
So, here's everything you need to know about Ed Gein before the next season drops.
Who is Ed Gein?
Edward Theodore Gein, the son of an alcoholic father and fanatically religious mother, was born in 1906 in Wisconsin.
His father, George, died in 1940 while his older brother, Henry, died in 1944 in a fire.
Just one year later in 1945, Gein's mother - who he was obsessively devoted to - passed away.
Also known as the 'Butcher of Plainfield' or the 'Plainfield Ghoul', Gein was an American murderer, suspected serial killer and grave body snatcher.
What did Ed Gein do?
He confessed to killing two Wisconsin women identified as bar owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957.
While he only admitted to the two murders, it is also believed that he is connected to a number of other unsolved cases.
Following the murder of Worden, police searched Gein's home and made a gruesome discovery that the suspect collected human organs and fashioned clothing and accessories out of body parts.
They found the woman's headless body hung from the ceiling along with several organs placed in jars, skulls used as soup bowls and a belt made from human nipples.
Gein was 51 at the time he confessed to shooting and killing Worden as well as Hogan three years prior.
He also admitted to digging up graves to steal body parts, make masks out of skin to wear in his home and practice necrophilia.
Where is Ed Gein now?
Gein was eventually arrested for the murders but his lawyer, William Belter, pleaded that the murderer was not guilty by reason of insanity.
He was found unfit to stand trial in 1958 after receiving a schizophrenia diagnosis before being committed to Central State Hospital in Wisconsin.
A decade later, however, the killer was found to be fit to stand trial and was eventually found guilty of Worden’s murder.
But he was declared insane at the time of the killing, meaning he was recommitted to Central State Hospital.
Gein then remained institutionalised until his death in 1984 at the age of 77.
Topics: Menendez Brothers, True Crime, Crime, US News, TV And Film, Netflix
Rhiannon Ingle