who was ed gein engaged to

Ed Gein was reportedly engaged to Adeline Watkins. According to a 1957 interview shortly after Gein's arrest, Watkins claimed they had been dating for about two decades and that Gein had proposed to her in February 1955, though she declined because she felt she could not live up to his expectations. However, Watkins later retracted parts of this story, stating their romantic relationship lasted less than a year and was much less serious than initially reported. There is no public record of a formal engagement beyond Watkins's initial claim.