Did Ed Gein really kill his brother Henry? Details from Netflix's Monster Season 3, explored

Netflix's Monster Season 3 delves into the life of America's most notorious grave robber and serial killer, Ed Gein.

Released on October 3, 2025, the series traces Ed Gein's crimes along with a deep dive into his troubled personal life.

As the saying goes, serial killers are not born but shaped by circumstances. Ed Gein's life was no exception. With a controlling mother and an abusive father, his childhood was deeply rooted in trauma.

He had an elder brother called Henry Gein, who also had a traumatic childhood and was abused by their parents. Their father, George Gein, passed away in 1940, and four years later, in May 1944, Henry Gein was also found dead under mysterious circumstances. The investigators ruled out any foul play, and it was reported that he died of natural causes (heart failure).

However, in the Netflix series, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, it was shown that it was Ed Gein who killed his brother Henry.

Did Ed Gein really kill his brother, as shown in Monster: The Ed Gein Story? Did Ed Gein confess to killing his brother?

Continue reading to know more about Monster Season 3.

Monster Season 3: Did Ed Gein kill his brother Henry? More details from Monster: The Ed Gein Story

In the premiere episode of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Ed is shown responsible for the murder of his brother Henry.

In this episode of Monster Season 3, Henry revealed that he was done following his mother's orders and wanted to marry Ginny. He called out their mother's atrocities, and when he called her a sick woman, Ed went furious. It was almost like he couldn't hear anything against his mother, even if it was the brutal truth. He took a log and thrashed him to death. He even imagined a scenario where Henry wanted to apologize to their mother.

The next day, Ed dragged his brother's body to the woods. He started a fire to wipe off any evidence. Although his bruises seemed unusual, forensic reports confirmed that Henry died from asphyxiation, which led to heart failure.

On the contrary, in reality, Ed Gein never confessed to killing his brother Henry Gein. The investigators also found out that Henry died due to natural causes since there were no burn marks or injury. However, no autopsy was performed. Later, Harold Schechter, the true crime author, revealed that Henry did have some unusual bruises on his head, and as per his research, Ed had something to do with Henry's death.

Since Henry's death occurred more than a decade ago, from the discovery of Ed's brutal crimes in his Wisconsin house, the investigators did not suspect Ed's involvement. In 1957, after Benice Worden's sudden disappearance, the investigators conducted a search operation in Ed's house in Plainfield, Wisconsin. They not only found Worden's dismembered body, but also discovered household decor made from human remains, including skins and skeletons.

Ed was infamously nicknamed the Butcher of Plainfield, and his abode was tagged as a house of horrors. However, a couple of months later, the house was mysteriously burned down.

After his arrest, Ed Gein confessed to killing two women, Bernice Worden and Mary Hogan. He pleaded not guilty in Bernice Worden's case on the grounds of being mentally unfit. He was then sent to psychiatric institutions, and during the second trial in 1968, he was found guilty of murder.

Unfortunately, he was never tried for Mary Hogan's death, and he later died at the age of 77 in 1984 due to cancer.

Monster Season 3 is available to stream on Netflix.

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