Buffalo Bill

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Buffalo Bill is the fictional serial killer antagonist in Thomas Harris's novel and its film adaptation "The Silence of the Lambs," known for murdering women and skinning them to create a "woman suit."

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Buffalo Bill canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
fictional serial killer
film character
literary character
adaptedIn The Silence of the Lambs
surface form: The Silence of the Lambs (1991 film)
alsoKnownAs William F. Cody
surface form: Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
surface form: Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb

Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
surface form: Jame Gumb
antagonistIn The Silence of the Lambs
surface form: The Silence of the Lambs (1991 film)

The Silence of the Lambs (novel)
appearsIn The Silence of the Lambs
surface form: The Silence of the Lambs (1991 film)

The Silence of the Lambs (novel)
associatedWith Hannibal Lecter
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Thomas Harris
deathInWork shot by Clarice Starling
fictionalUniverse The Silence of the Lambs universe
firstAppearance The Silence of the Lambs (novel)
surface form: The Silence of the Lambs (1988 novel)
fullName Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
surface form: Jame Gumb
gender male
genre crime thriller
psychological horror
hasCharacteristic collects skin from victims
meticulous planning of murders
obsession with transformation
hasPet dog named Precious
influenced later depictions of serial killers in fiction
inspiredBy Ed Gein
Gary Heidnik
Albert DeSalvo
surface form: Ted Bundy
keepsVictimsIn pit in his basement
languageOfWork English
methodOfKilling kidnapping and murdering women
skinning victims post-mortem
narrativeRole primary human antagonist
nationality American
notableFor attempting to create a "woman suit" from human skin
murdering women and skinning them
occupation serial killer
partOf The Silence of the Lambs universe
surface form: The Silence of the Lambs franchise
portrayedBy Ted Levine
psychologicalTheme identity and transformation
pursuedBy Clarice Starling
settingOfCrimes United States of America
surface form: United States
symbolism moth and metamorphosis
victimProfile overweight young women

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