The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is NOT a true story. It is BASED on the events of
Ed Gein, a serial killer who lived in
Plainfield, Wisconsin in the 1950's. He killed only 2 women but
dug up many more in the graveyard and attempted to make a full-body woman suit. He also collected ears, fingers, toes, heads, skulls and noses. He was arrested and brought to court and found guilty but lived the rest of his life in a mental instution. He died of cancer in 1984.