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Shortly after his arrest, court-appointed psychiatrists diagnosed Gein with schizophrenia. He spent the rest of his life in mental hospitals receiving treatment. After initially being deemed mentally unfit to stand trial,
Ed Gein, whose crimes are being explored in Netflix's 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' had one older brother named Henry. Here's everything to know about Ed Gein's brother.
The Ed Gein Story’ dives into one of America’s most disturbing cases. Meet the actors taking on the roles of Adelina Watkins, Ed Gein, and more.
"If people are compelled to talk about it and think about it, hopefully they’ll actually be compelled to watch the show," Hunnam, who plays the killer, said.
Now that more reviews have come in, the Rotten Tomatoes score of Ed Gein has sunk more than 20%, and now stands at just a 23% critic score. That’s below the previous two Monster entries, and also Netflix’s True Crime serial killer series, Conversations with a Killer. Here’s how the list breaks down:
Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Netflix's latest true-crime drama has made quite a wave within the first few days of its release on the streaming site. The series has reached an impressive 12.
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Charlie Hunnam and ‘Monster’ Cast Address ‘Ed Gein’ Criticism and the Dark Appeal of True Crime
The Netflix anthology's co-creator Ian Brennan refutes that the series glamorizes the murders: "I don't think this season is sensational at all. I think it's sensationally good," he told THR.
The moment is a direct nod to Mindhunter, which was a Netflix drama about the early days of the Behavioral Science Unit and starred Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, and Anna Torv as FBI agents. During their investigations they would often interview serial killers on tape, including Jerry Brudos, who in both series is played by Happy Anderson.