Early in his career, Errol Morris read about a shocking series of alleged insurance crimes in Florida. When he told an insurance investigator he wanted to go to Florida to make a documentary, the investigator said, "Don't even think about it." Errol Morris went anyway.

Today, the story behind the movie he couldn't figure out how to make, working as a private detective, and meeting Ed Gein.

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