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Deleted member 41572
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He probably the first incel in history just think about it
Gein was born in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, on August 27, 1906,[1] the second of two boys of George Philip Gein (1873–1940[3]) and Augusta Wilhelmine (née Lehrke) Gein (1878–1945).[4] Gein had an elder brother, Henry George Gein (1901–1944).[5]
Augusta hated her husband, an alcoholic who was unable to keep a job; he had worked at various times as a carpenter, tanner and insurance salesman. George owned a local grocery shop for a few years but sold the business, and the family left the city to live in isolation on a 155-acre (63-hectare) farm in the town of Plainfield, Wisconsin,[6] which became the Gein family's permanent residence.[7] Augusta took advantage of the farm's isolation by turning away outsiders who could have influenced her sons.[7] Gein left the farm only to attend school.
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1930 US Census with Ed Gein (13th name from the top) in Plainfield, Wisconsin
Outside of school, Gein spent most of his time doing chores on the farm. Augusta was fervently religious, and nominally Lutheran.[8] She preached to her boys about the innate immorality of the world, the evil of drinking, and her belief that all women (apart from herself) were naturally promiscuous and instruments of the devil. She reserved time every afternoon to read to them from the Bible, usually selecting verses from the Old Testament and Book of Revelation concerning death, murder and divine retribution.[8]
Gein was shy, and classmates and teachers remembered him as having strange mannerisms, such as seemingly random laughter, as if he were laughing at his own personal jokes. To make matters worse, Augusta punished him whenever he tried to make friends. Despite his poor social development, Gein did fairly well in school, particularly in reading.[7]