Welcome to the first Beyond the Mask episode, where Mask of Sanity host Melanie Peterson combines her love of true crime with her love of all things horror! This episode goes through the case of Ed Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield, and the horror villains his horrific crimes would help inspire, including Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs. Make sure to subscribe to Mask of Sanity wherever you listen so you don’t miss an episode!

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