what happened to ed gein's girlfriend

Ed Gein's alleged girlfriend was Adeline Watkins, but their relationship was controversial and not well-documented. Initially, Adeline Watkins claimed they had a 20-year romantic relationship during which he even proposed to her, describing Gein as good, kind, and polite. However, she later retracted and stated that the relationship was exaggerated; they only interacted intermittently for about seven months, and she denied a deep romantic connection. After Gein’s crimes were exposed, Watkins maintained her distance and never entered his home, where the gruesome evidence was found. The true nature of their relationship remains unclear, with some considering it exaggerated or even partly a fantasy, given that Ed Gein himself never publicly discussed it.