The much-awaited crime thriller MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story was released on October 2 on Netflix. As expected, MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story has become one of the most watched series of the week in India as well as in various other countries.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story is the true story of American serial killer named Ed Gein infamous by the name of Butcher of Plainfield.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you already watched the series and wondering about Ed Gein's girlfriend Adeline Watkins. Continue reading below to know all about Ed Gein's gf Adeline Watkins and what happened to her after the death of Butcher of Plainfield-
The character of Adeline Watkins is played by Suzanna Son. The web series which is said to be true story has showcased that Ed Gein and Adeline Watkins were in a relationship. In fact, Ed Gein and Adeline Watkins were engaged, and the Butcher of Plainfield wanted to marry her.
It is also showcased that Adeline Watkins knew everything about Ed Gein including the truth of him killing people, skinning them, and his attraction toward women undergarments.
The character of Adeline Watkins has also shown in a complex manner. Just like Ed, Adeline Watkins's character was also complex. She wanted to become a crime photographer, and hence she used to snap the gory condition of bodies killed by Ed Gein just to collect those pictures so that she can present it to the photographer she wanted to work with.
In fact, when Ed Gein was caught by the Police, Adeline Watkins denied her romantic link up with him and said that she met him only one or twice.
However, in the end, when Ed Gein had only few months left due to lung cancer, Adeline Watkins paid him a visit at the mental facility.
Adeline Watkins informed Ed that she has also made a list of names that she wants to kill. Adeline confessed that she was just like Ed but she never accepted her reality.
In a 1957 Minneapolis Tribune interview, Adeline Watkins admitted to dating Ed Gein for over 20 years. She described the serial killer as “good and kind and sweet” and felt that she was “taking advantage of him” when he gave in to activities that she wanted to pursue.
“Eddie liked books about lions and tigers and Africa and India,” she told the paper. They also frequented movies and taverns, though it was Watkins who liked beer while Gein preferred a milkshake.
Hauntingly, she also claimed that the couple regularly discussed murders in the news. “Eddie told how the murderer did wrong, what mistakes he had made. I thought it was interesting,” Watkins said.
After Ed Gein's death, Adeline continued to live a private life. In 2003, Adeline Watkins died at the age of 81. However, Adeline Watkins' cause of death was never revealed.