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Welcome to the World of a Psychopath... Who would have thought there would be so many people fascinated by the horrific world of the Psychopath or Serial Killer, but fascinated they are; living amongst these "Monsters" is where you'll find me, stalking the streets of Whitechapel with "Jack the Ripper", or locked in the basement in H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle and having lunch with Odd Eddie Gein. Many of you have asked if you can join this terrifying world that I reside, by reading the horrific things that I write, so here you go, we'll start at the beginning and head to Plainfield, Wisconsin where we'll find Odd Eddie Gein... ODD YET HARMLESS - CHAPTER TWO - PART TWO Like her father, Friedrick William Lehrke, a devout follower of Lutheranism and a stern disciplinarian, Augusta found herself at odds with this “new world”, and was particularly fond of the “remoteness” the farmhouse offered; she was quite content with the solitude, and had no reason to engulf herself in the tales of her neighbours and peers, whom she thought “disgraceful”, Augusta was far too good for the likes of them. No matter how hard she tried to keep Henry and Edward from being influenced by the outside world, Augusta had to send her to school; at the age of eight, Edward attended the “Roche-a-Cri” grade school, the name being French for “crevice in the rock”, the school was of a “simple” construction, consisting of a small one-room building, with room for around a dozen or so students. As demand for education grew, Roche-a-Cri merged with another school in the County, the “White School”, today known as the White Lake High School; after graduating from the eighth grade, Edward concluded his education at the age of sixteen. Although described as “unexceptional and average, with poor social skills”, Edward managed to make his way through enough subjects, he especially excelled in reading and this was a trait that would continue throughout his life, trawling through a wide variety of books and magazines; he viewed these as a way of “stimulation and escapism”, something that we can all relate to, in one way or another. Edward was often described as shy, and because of this, he found making friends incredibly difficult, he would find himself becoming overwhelmed by a lack of companionship; classmates would refer to him as “strange”, as he would quite literally burst out laughing for no reason whatsoever. Despite his poor development, Edward did his best to fit in with the other , often attempting to imitate their mannerisms and behaviour, and whenever he would meet a newfound friend, he would return to the farmhouse and tell his mother, who immediately went into a rage, she would raise questions and point out that Edward would “turn out” just like his father, a “rotten good for nothing”, if he continued to follow that path; Augusta would verbally abuse Edward, her shrill voice becoming a scream, as she questioned his choice of friends, often chastising the family involved, with the mother being a “woman of easy virtue”, no, Edward wouldn’t be associating with the likes of that. After being reprimanded by his “domineering” mother for daring to have a friend, Edward would return to school, avoiding eye contact with his classmates, many of whom recall the youngster as being slightly peculiar in his mannerisms; whenever he tried to hold a conversation with the other boys, his eyes would nervously dart back and forth, and as we stated earlier, he would burst out laughing at the most inappropriate of times. If Edward had a lack of “social skills” with the other boys, with girls, it would be just as difficult, if not impossible, especially when he would be caught staring at them, a maniacal grin etched across his face, however, he would quickly look away, blushing. Again, his classmates recall Edward being “different”, not like you or I, there was something strange about his personality, “he wasn’t like the other boys”, he spoke softly, he was timid in his mannerisms, very “girlish” in comparison to his peers; Edward would be teased throughout his childhood, especially about the way he looked, his drooping eyelid was often the butt of childish jokes, which made him “sob like a little girl”, he was described as “effeminate” and “unmanly”, of having the characteristics of a woman; in Edward’s mind, everything his mother had told him, warned him against, driven into him was right, the only person he could rely upon was his mother. If Edward found life difficult whilst studying and trying to make friends at school, conditions at the farmhouse were just as bad, if not worse; both Henry and Edward were forced to work the farm since their father, George, didn’t do anything other than laze around and get drunk, often being abusive, “ranting and raving” at both his sons and his wife, Augusta, who, on several occasions, he would accuse of being an “adulterous”, which of course, she found preposterous; given her hatred of the female form and her attitude towards “sex and sexuality”, this seems like a reasonable argument, especially when you consider her role as the “head” of the farmhouse. Alongside her household chores, Augusta would farm the land, described as “sand country” as its yield was, at times, unforgivingly difficult, as well as taking on extra duties that her “good for nothing” husband refused to do; Augusta would barely leave the solitude of the farmhouse, since Henry and Edward were now old enough to make the trip into the village by themselves to purchase supplies, which would be a monthly excursion for the two boys. As the years slowly passed, life for the Geins’ never showed any signs of easing, Augusta continued to farm the land, as best she could; George continued to drink and abuse his family, whilst Henry and Edward helped their mother around the farm. However, things were about to take a dramatic twist. By the turn of 1937, George’s years of heavy drinking had finally caught up with him; he was a shadow of his former self, an insignificant individual, and to make matters worse, he was more dependent than ever on the family that he had abused and chastised for several years. On April 1st, 1940, at the age of sixty six, George Philip Gein died of heart failure caused by his alcoholism, with his funeral taking place some three days later, at R. A. Goult’s combination<b> furniture </font></b>store and funeral home, with the service conducted by the Reverend Wendell Bennetts, of the Plainfield Methodist Church. Drop by soon for more horrific chapters from "ODD YET HARMLESS" Yours faithfully ROBBIE |
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