Jame Gumb who popularly nicknamed as Buffalo Bill is known to be a fictional character as well as the main antagonist of Thomas Harris’s 1988 novel titled, “The Silence Of the Lambs” in line with its 1991 film adaptation where he was known to play by Ted Levine. According to the sources, he is known to be a serial killer in the movie who is known to have murdered overweight women and skinning them for women suit for himself.
His background affirms that, he was born in California. The novel relating somewhat to him goes on to tell of Gump living in foster homes until he reached the age of ten when he was adopted by the grandparents. His grandparents became his first victims when he was known to impulsively killed them when he aged 12 years.
It will interest you to know that, both the novel and film depict Gump as hating his own identity with signs of having gender dysphoria, even though multiple characters confirm that Gump does fit the psychological profile of a real transsexual. He at a point waned to become a woman but was known to have repeatedly failed to qualify for gender reassignment.
Why is Buffalo Bill called Silence of the Lambs?
Bill likes to “skin his humps,” or compare these women to bison, hence the origin of the word. The spectator is continually reminded of their size because it is mentioned so frequently in the movie.