He quit school in his junior year and had a failed attempt in the Navy. True crime fanatic? It helps keep our site ads free :. Because of Appleton's erratic behavior, he was court-martialed and sent home dishonorably. Spanbauer increased his criminal activity in Appleton. He burglarized homes and finally raped a young woman who was housesitting. Spanbauer only spent 13 of the 70 years he was sentenced for the crimes. He had no remorse and did not change his ways.
In two short years , he savagely raped and murdered three more females—two of them children. Spanbauer died of possible heart problems at the age of 61 in Some of the most disturbing horror movies in our times were inspired by this heinous Wisconsin serial killer, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gein was born in to an alcoholic father and a religious fanatic mother. She brainwashed them to fear the outside world and to hate other females.
After his mother passed away, the young Gein went mad and became obsessed with woman. Bored with that, he began a killing spree that took the lives of two women. When police finally captured him on murder charges, they were shocked with what they found in the old farmhouse.
Gein had preserved scores of body parts from his victims. It was believed that he was preserving human skin to make a costume for himself. The courts ruled that no one in their right mind could devise such profound horrors.
He was sent to the state mental hospital. After a few years in the hospital, he was deemed fit for trial. Again, the court ruled him insane and he was returned to the hospital. Quick note: If you want to learn more about Ed Gein, I highly recommend this book. The book chronicles his life and goes into great detail about all of the deranged acts he committed.
Ed Gein died in the state hospital of heart failure in Although these serial killers are gone, they still live in the chronicles of true crime. People are still intrigued with what makes these monsters tick. They continue to be subjects of documentaries and horror movies, as well as pop culture icons. Know another serial killer from Wisconsin?
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By Jim Goad Updated January 3, Smiley Face Killer. For now it remains only a theory that has yet to be proved. Come press play with us.
We hear you like all things creepy… we do too. We only haunt the willing. About the author Stop worrying about good and bad Conspiracies Conspiracy Theories Shrinkage. The "Smiley face killer" monicker comes from the authors who have examined a pattern of mysterious deaths of college-age white males in various states including Wisconsin and concluded a serial killer or a group of serial killers have been preying with murderous intent for some time.
More than nine deaths due to drowning were reported in Wisconsin college towns over the past decade, many in or near LaCrosse. I've received messages from readers in that area who always insisted police in the area know it's the work of a killer but don't want to admit it or be accused of incompetence. Every cop I've talked to with any knowledge about those drownings has always insisted there's no way that could ever be true.
With this latest death by drowning in downtown Milwaukee of all places, the people who want to sound an alarm about drunken white males who stumble into the river don't want to hear anything about a serial killer.
For them, the true villain has a name - and it's alcoholism. More than a few people I've discussed this issue with insist the real problem is that drunken young whites males go out on a bender and get separated from friends who apparently aren't looking out for them. Some were parents of college-age white males who insisted they knew what they were talking about so I had to take their word on that.
But I'm still intrigued why black males who drink a lot don't end up in the river and why that particular racial angle seldom gets discussed. Years ago, black and Hispanic men of a certain background started disappearing from the lives of their families and friends but nobody paid attention until it was too late.
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