Original: Waushara County sheriff Art Schley allegedly physically assaulted Gein during questioning by banging Gein 's head and face into a brick wall , causing Gein 's initial confession to be ruled inadmissible . Schley died of a heart attack in December 1968 , at age 43 , only a month after testifying at Gein 's trial .
Simplified: Sheriff Schley had not said anything about Bernice Wordenâ s death before Gein said that he thought someone had tried to frame him for the death , at which point Schley arrested Gein .