For Sale: 40 Acres. Wasau, Wisconsin. Previous Owner: Ed Gein

[Fenris]

WAUSAU, Wis. - Mike Fisher has had the unique distinction of owning the land where Ed Gein — the grave robber and murderer whose story inspired the movie "Psycho" — was arrested.

But now he wants to sell it. Asking price? $250,000 — probably double what it's worth without its ghoulish past. The 40 acres west of Plainfield in central Wisconsin once contained Gein's ramshackle home and part of his farm.

"I am just a guy who got stuck with this white elephant," Fisher said. "I am tired of the frustrations and the headaches. I have a right to ask whatever I want for it."

Fisher, who inherited the land from his grandfather, listed the property on eBay earlier this week under the heading, "Ed Gein's Farm ... The REAL deal!" The site received more than 1,200 hits by Friday.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060408/ap_on_re_us/gein_property_sale

[flamingyouth]

1. You've got some creepy human skin theme going today, don't you?

:scared:

[Fenris]

2. It's weird these stories broke on the same day.

:scared:

[Maddy McCall]

3. Hey, why is your mod icon darker than Fenris' icon?

Is there some color-coded status thing going on that we should know about?

:D

[flamingyouth]

4. I've aged.

Not gracefully, I'm afraid. ;)

[Fenris]

5. She stayed out in the sun way too long.

:D

[ismnotwasm]

6. Eww.

Just Eww. I'm not very superstitious or anything, but....Some things could push me in that direction.

[no name no slogan]

7. The price ain't too bad

$250k will get you about 800 sq ft on a small city lot in my town, which is only a few hours west of Ed's house.

[pitohui]

8. ho-kay

sorry, dude, if you have gruesome murders on your property, the price goes DOWN not up

[RevCheesehead]

9. Maybe the folks in Marshfield who do "Nightmare"

every Halloween would be interested. It sure could ease up on some of the traffic, too.

Barring that, maybe ewagner might invest in it and rent it to them! :evilgrin: