Caroline Gibbons was taken for purposes of human experimentation in the 1950s, which, if we're being honest, is as much as we know about her storyline thus far. But what we do know is that Caroline does not seem to be based on an actual person in history. It is possible, however, that Caroline represents unethical human experimentation of the '50s, though much of it involved prisoners and informed consent.
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Decider did theorize, however, that Caroline Gibbons got her last name from Stephanie Gibbons, aka the President of Marketing, Digital Media Marketing, and On-Air Promotions for FX Networks, which would simply be a kind nod to the brilliant mind behind AHS's eerie and often viral promotions.
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