The latest installment of Ryan Murphy's Monster anthology series centered around Ed Gein - but how did the show wrap up the notorious serial killer's story? Season 3 - titled Monster: The Ed Gein Story - premiered on Friday, October 3, with Charlie Hunnam playing the infamous murderer and body snatcher. Netflix's version focused on the events leading up to Gein turning into a convicted murderer who robbed graves and created furniture out of human body parts.