- Release Date: Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story premiered on October 3, 2025.
- Focus: The third season centers around Ed Gein and his controversial past.
- Brother’s Death: There is no conclusive evidence that Ed Gein killed his brother Henry.
- Conflicting Accounts: The portrayal in the series differs from real-life police reports regarding Henry’s death.
Netflix released Monster: The Ed Gein Story on October 3, 2025, which resurfaced several details about a real-life serial killer. The third season of this anthology series centers around Ed Gein, the man who was found guilty of killing two women.
The show spanned back to his early days when he was living on a farm with his brother, Henry, who had died in 1944. Fans are confused whether Ed is the one who killed his brother or not.
Did Ed Gein kill his brother Henry in real world?
No, there is no definitive proof that Ed Gein is the one who killed his brother Henry. However, Monster Season 3 on Netflix portrays something else.
Netflix showed that Ed and Henry, while working at the farm, argued about leaving their mother, Augusta, behind. Henry was the one who questioned her behavior and laid it out to Ed. Soon, things escalated, and Ed ended up hitting Henry in the head with a wooden object that accidentally killed him. Later, he set the place on fire to cover up for his crime.
However, police reports in real life suggest otherwise. Henry’s death was ruled as asphyxiation caused by inhaling the smoke from the fire and not blunt force trauma. This means that officially, Ed Gein had nothing to do with his brother Henry’s death.
But many loopholes in the story have led fans to question what is right and what is wrong. Various investigators later came forward to reveal that Ed initially claimed not knowing where Henry was at the time the fire was spreading. But when they reached the location, he led them straight to Henry’s body.
Another thing to note is the defense; that is, Ed never confessed to killing his brother. During the interrogation that followed for the killings of Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden as well, he did not accept that he had killed Henry, although he confessed to his other murders. (via USA Today)
To this date, Henry’s death is considered accidental. But the discrepancies in the story are what make the entire thing doubtful to fans.
