Paranormal investigator claims to communicate with the SPIRIT of serial killer Ed Gein who 'speaks' about the 'skin suit' he made from corpses which inspired Silence of the Lambs and Psycho Steve Shippy, a paranormal investigator and documentary filmmaker, allegedly successfully talked with the dead serial killer's spirit The two-hour Discovery+ special titled Ed Gein: The Real Psycho that airs Friday Gein, who was known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul, was a murderer and body snatcher who exhumed corpses from graveyards In the documentary, Shippy partners with psychic medium Cindy Kaza to question Gein and his mom, Augusta Wilhelmine Gein, about their relationship