Buffalo Bill
The Silence of the Lambs
Jame Gumb, known by the nickname Buffalo Bill, is a fictional character in the novel "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris. The character was portrayed by Ted Levine in the 1991 film adaptation of the novel. Buffalo Bill is a serial killer who murders women and skins them to make a "woman suit" for himself. He is eventually captured by Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, with the help of Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant but cannibalistic psychiatrist.
Buffalo Bill: A Real-Life Figure
The character of Buffalo Bill is loosely based on a real-life serial killer named Ed Gein. Gein was a Wisconsin farmer who murdered at least two women and was suspected of killing several others. He was also a grave robber and had a fascination with human skin. Gein's crimes were discovered in 1957, and he was convicted of murder in 1968. He died in a mental hospital in 1984.
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