A Wisconsin man with a macabre fixation on infamous serial killers allegedly spent more than a decade stalking a woman he barely knew, all while amassing a basement collection that included human skulls, a skeleton in a glass coffin, a silicone sex doll and a jar labeled as containing part of John Wayne Gacys brain, according to chilling court records.
The suspect, 47-year-old Benjamin Larson, now faces a felony stalking charge as investigators scrutinize the disturbing items seized from his rural Fond du Lac County home to determine whether any are genuine human remains tied to other crimes, according to The New York Post. Authorities are proceeding cautiously, aware that the case touches on both public safety and the broader cultural fascination with serial killers that has been glamorized in recent years by Hollywood and progressive media.
Larson first came under serious scrutiny after his former acquaintance who has not been publicly identified reported to police last month that he had been stalking her since June 2013, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriffs Office. She told investigators she initially agreed to visit his Madison, Wisconsin, residence more than a decade ago so he could make a body cast of her, a request that in hindsight appears to have been the beginning of a long, obsessive fixation.
The pair briefly dated, but the woman said they only met a handful of times over roughly two months before she cut off contact. She ended the relationship after Larson allegedly phoned her claiming he was suicidal with a gun to his head, a manipulative tactic that domestic-violence advocates say is often used to trap women in unhealthy or dangerous relationships.
Fearing for her safety, the woman soon moved to Canada and deliberately withheld her address because she just wanted to disappear, according to the documents. Despite her efforts to vanish, Larson allegedly continued to bombard her with unsettling emails and even mailed letters to her mother, behavior that underscores how difficult it can be for women to escape determined stalkers even across international borders.
In one 2015 email, Larson boasted that he had tattooed her initials on his body so she could never go away. I simply dont let go, and I dont forget. I still retain every single word you wrote to me, he wrote in a message filed in court. Everything you gave to me.
That obsessive mindset was further exposed when deputies executed a search warrant at his property on Aug. 14 and discovered a set of skeletal remains in a glass casket and a human skull in a glass display. The grotesque tableau, more fitting for a horror film than a Midwestern farmhouse, raises serious questions about how such a collection could exist for years without drawing official attention.
In the basement, officers uncovered 10 binders devoted to Edward Gein, the notorious Butcher of Plainfield, including items allegedly taken from Geins home and grave, the documents state. Larson also possessed various poisons, bullets matching the type used by the Zodiac Killer, and a sign that indicated a piece of John Wayne Gacys brain in a nearby jar, suggesting a morbid shrine to some of Americas most infamous murderers.
The basement contained a locked bedroom featuring a painting of a naked female consistent with [the stalked womans] appearance hanging above a large lifelike silicone sex doll on a bed, alongside handwritten notes addressed to the accuser, according to investigators. Nearby were numerous framed images of nude women, 5 human skulls and one partial skull displayed on shelves, and a human jawbone resting on his dresser, a scene that would shock even seasoned law-enforcement officers.
Authorities are now working with local anthropologists to determine whether the bones are authentic, with preliminary assumptions suggesting many may date back to the ancient Native American period, Fox 11 reported. The potential desecration of Native remains adds another layer of gravity to the case, highlighting the need for stronger protections of historical burial sites and more robust enforcement against trafficking in human bones.
Officers also seized a black, 25-page portfolio filled with handwritten notes about the woman, including one chilling passage: I am furious at the thought of her with him, and that they have a child That he experiences her wonderfully erotic mind and I sit in my basement corner and rot and seethe. Larson appeared consumed by jealousy that his exs partner gets to hold her and kiss her that he gives that wonderful sexuality to him, language that prosecutors may use to demonstrate his ongoing fixation and potential threat.
In another disturbing account, Larson described dressing in all black, with black gloves and a black mask, and watching his former lovers movements from his car while creeping around in the dark. Even as the years passed, he allegedly continued to reach out, sending her a card in December 2025 that read Seasons Creeping, a sinister twist on a holiday greeting that underscores the persistence of his obsession.
Larson now faces up to 42 months in prison if convicted of stalking, a penalty critics may view as lenient given the scope of his alleged behavior and the terror inflicted on his victim. He is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 11, a date that will likely bring renewed scrutiny of how the justice system handles chronic stalkers and whether current laws are sufficient to protect women from men who refuse to let go.
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