In 1957, a missing-person call in small-town Wisconsin led police to a farmhouse that would redefine horror forever. What they found inside Ed Gein’s home shocked the nation — and inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Kat takes you deep into the chilling true story behind “The Butcher of Plainfield” — a quiet, lonely man whose obsession with his mother and the dead blurred the line between grief and madness.

References:

1. “Ed Gein.” Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein
2. “Ed Gein.” Britannica – biographical overview and case summary. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Gein
3. “Real-Life Psycho Ed Gein Dies.” History.com ( https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-26/real-life-psycho-ed-gein-dies
4. Crime + Investigation Network (UK). “Ed Gein – The Butcher of Plainfield.” https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/ed-gein
5. A&E / Biography. “Ed Gein’s Childhood: The Butcher of Plainfield Fixated on His Domineering Mother.” https://www.aetv.com/articles/ed-geins-childhood-the-butcher-of-plainfield-fixated-on-his-domineering-mother
6. TIME Magazine. “Portrait of America’s Original Psycho Killer. https://time.com/3879490/ed-gein-portrait-of-americas-original-psycho-killer
7. Lawyer Monthly. “Ed Gein Timeline – True Story, Crimes, Trial & Legal Legacy.” https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2025/10/ed-gein-timeline-true-story-crimes-trial-legal-legacy
8. Harold Schechter. Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho. Pocket Books, 1989
9. Radford University Serial Killer Database. “Ed Gein Case Summary (Psyc 405).” https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Gein%2C%20Ed.pdf
10. FBI Behavioral Science Unit archives (publicly released summaries)

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It's been 30 years since Jodi Sue Huisentruit disappeared from her apartment complex parking lot. Jodi was a TV news anchor for KIMT in Mason City and was running late for work. She never arrived and has not been heard from since. Even 30 years later, there is hardly even evidence on who took Jodi and why. In this episode Ashley discusses the disappearance, the suspects and the updates over the years. Resources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodi_Huisentruit

2. https://people.com/what-happened-to-jodi-huisentruit-11771565

3. https://www.fox9.com/news/jodie-huisentruit-person-interest-who-died-suicide-responsible-wi-murder

4. https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-person-interest-emerges-documentary-decades-old-disappearance-iowa-news-anchor

5. https://moviedelic.com/brad-millerbernd/

6. https://findjodi.com/retiring-state-representative-says-city-officials-stonewalled-him-in-huisentruit-investigation/

7. https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jodi-huisentruit-missing-new-search-b2650602.html

8. https://findjodi.com/

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In this episode, Ashley discusses the 2018 unsolved disappearance of 16-year-old Karli Lain Guse. After a night of partying, Karli called her stepmother to pick her up. She was clearly in a state of distress and paranoia. No one called the hospital, no one stayed up to keep an eye on her, no one helped her.... where did she go, what happened to her and will we ever know what she was really going through?

There is a $10,000 reward that is being offered for any information about Karli or the case. If anyone has any information about her, is asked to call the Mono County Sheriff’s Office at 760-932-5678 or email karliegusetips@monosheriff.org. You can also call the FBI Sacramento field office at 916-746-7000 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.

Resources:

1. https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2020/08/05/the-disappearance-of-karlie-guse/

2. https://allthatsinteresting.com/karlie-guse

3. https://www.truecasefiles.com/2019/08/the-disappearance-of-karlie-guse.html

4. https://www.kolotv.com/2022/05/14/missing-girls-20th-birthday-still-no-answers/

5. https://www.foxnews.com/us/she-wanted-to-read-the-bible-and-panicked-something-was-going-to-kill-her-uncomfortable-questions-surround-the-case-of-missing-california-teen

6. https://www.crimeonline.com/2021/03/01/karlie-guse-dad-of-missing-california-teen-girl-arrested-for-corporal-injury-to-a-spouse-police/

7. Things They Carry YT series: https://www.youtube.com/@fbi/search?query=the%20things%20they%20carry

8. Dr. Phil episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_E0RdK8wk

9. https://www.facebook.com/bringkarliehome/

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbK2gcyIhZ4

11. https://coldcaseexplorations.com/california-cold-or-unsolved-cases/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-karlie-guse/

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