When questioned, Gein told investigators that between 1947 and 1952, he made as many as 40 nocturnal visits to three local graveyards to exhume recently buried bodies while he was in a "daze-like" state.
Under afhøringen, fortalte Gein efterforskerne, at han mellem 1947 og 1952 om natten 40 gange havde besøgt tre lokale kirkegårde, for at grave nyligt begravede lig op, mens han var i en "forvirret-lignende" tilstand.