From Google Gemini AI:
The Buffalo Bill character in The Silence of the Lambs is a composite fictional character primarily based on3 real-life serial killers: Ed Gein, who made furniture/clothing from human skin; Ted Bundy, who used a fake injury (cast) to lure victims; and Gary M. Heidnik, who imprisoned women in a basement pit.
Ed Gein: Influenced the skin-suit aspect and the desire to create a “woman suit.”
Ted Bundy: Inspired the method of using a fake cast to lure victims into a vehicle.
Gary M. Heidnik: Inspired the basement pit/well where victims were held captive.
Norman Bates in Psycho is also based on Ed Gein.
Yes, and multiple killers dumped their victims in rivers, Joel Rifkin and Wayne Williams.
What is it in human nature that produces such evil monsters?