On a May day in 1944, a fire raged on the isolated farm of the Gein family in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Henry Gein, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male, was out with his younger brother, Ed, burning away marsh vegetation. The flames, however, grew beyond their control, demanding the intervention of the local fire department. By the time the blaze was extinguished and the firefighters had departed, Ed reported that his brother, Henry, was missing. As night fell, a search party equipped with lanterns
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