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Ed Gein — The Plainfield Butcher
paranormal locationWorden's Hardware Store, USA
0 victims confirmedCaution
Open ArchiveReported paranormal activity
Worden's Hardware was the store where Gein killed owner Bernice Worden on 16 November 1957; the discovery of her body led directly to his arrest (official/police record). The original store no longer operates and the building is in commercial use. No established local haunting tradition or verified paranormal evidence is associated specifically with the site, though it features on Plainfield true-crime driving tours (tourism).
atmospheric · unverified
The former hardware store where Bernice Worden was murdered on 16 November 1957 has carried a haunted reputation in Plainfield local lore. American Ghost Walks documents that ghost-tour guides note employees have been repeatedly reminded of the crime by the building's atmosphere, and that visitors on dark-history tours describe a pervasive sense of dread inside. The original author (Mike Huberty) also recounts meeting on ghost tours individuals whose family members were babysat by Gein, illustrating the deep way crime-site memory persists in community form. All cited as anecdotal tour and community lore.
Area: Worden's Hardware Store (now True Value Hardware), Plainfield, Wisconsin
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109 Main Street (approx, original store)
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