{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Strange Country Ep. 290: Ed Gein","description":"It\u2019s the spooky season, and this episode is a doozy and an oozy, as in the oozing of decomposing bodies. Ed Gein, the inspiration behind characters Norman Bates, Leatherface and Buffalo Bill, is the topic of today\u2019s Strange Country. Cohosts Beth and Kelly have an especially important PSA before you press play: Don\u2019t eat while listening. Theme music: Big White Lie by&amp;nbsp;A Cast of Thousands. Cite your sources:        Bloom, John. \u201cThey Came. They Sawed. \u2013 Texas Monthly.\u201d Texas Monthly, November 2004, https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/they-came-they-sawed\/. Accessed 11 October 2024.  &amp;nbsp;   Dimitropoulos, Stav. \u201cSerial Killer Ed Gein Was a 'Model Patient' After Being Incarcerated for His Gruesome Crimes.\u201d A&amp;amp;E, 11 January 2018, https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/real-crime\/serial-killer-ed-gein-was-a-model-patient-after-being-incarcerated-for-his-gruesome-crimes. Accessed 12 October 2024.  &amp;nbsp;   Hanneman, Joe. \u201cA Look Back at the 'Plainfield Butcher,' Grave Robber Ed Gein.\u201d The Hanneman Archive, 4 November 2014, https:\/\/hannemanarchive.com\/2014\/11\/04\/plainfield-butcher-ed-gein\/. Accessed 6 October 2024.  &amp;nbsp;   Keller, Robert. Unhinged: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Accessed 6 October 2024.  &amp;nbsp;   Piccotti, Tyler. \u201cEd Gein: Biography, Murderer, Grave Robber, 'Monster' Season 3.\u201d Biography (Bio.), 17 September 2024, https:\/\/www.biography.com\/crime\/ed-gein. Accessed 6 October 2024.  &amp;nbsp;   Sutton, Candace. \u201cThe mother of the most depraved serial killer of all time.\u201d NZ Herald, 24 October 2020, https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/world\/who-was-the-mother-of-the-most-depraved-serial-killer-of-all-time\/T75XZ2O7K7AGAP5LBGPKDKHVV4\/. Accessed 12 October 2024.        &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Strange Country ","author_url":"http:\/\/strangecountry.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33589422\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/180162222"}