Albert Fish

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BackgroundBackground Born May 19,1870 Washington D.C. Long family history of mental illness Little education

Learned to work with hands not brain

Orphaned at a young age Brutally beaten there

Born May 19,1870 Washington D.C. Long family history of mental illness Little education

Learned to work with hands not brain

Orphaned at a young age Brutally beaten there

FamilyFamily

6 Children Life was fine until 1917

Wife left for another man Forced children to participate in various acts of sadomasochism Kids would beat him with spiked paddle

6 Children Life was fine until 1917

Wife left for another man Forced children to participate in various acts of sadomasochism Kids would beat him with spiked paddle

TacticsTactics Kind and gentle looking man Lured children away from family and homes

Tortured and raped victims Often used spiked paddle

Later on he began to perform more bizarre acts and cannibalize his victims

Kind and gentle looking man Lured children away from family and homes

Tortured and raped victims Often used spiked paddle

Later on he began to perform more bizarre acts and cannibalize his victims

Instruments of HellInstruments of Hell Meat Cleaver

Butchers Knife

Saw

Meat Cleaver

Butchers Knife

Saw

KillingsKillings 6 known victims 1924-1932 New York City, New York

Apprehended in 1934

6 known victims 1924-1932 New York City, New York

Apprehended in 1934

PersonasPersonas

Developed skill in paintingWorked on various houses around

the countrySaid to have had children in every

stateTargeted high African-American

populated cities

Developed skill in paintingWorked on various houses around

the countrySaid to have had children in every

stateTargeted high African-American

populated cities

Mr. Frank HowardMr. Frank Howard

Persona of Albert Fish Answered Edward Budd’s

job ad Met with Budd family to

discuss the job Invited Grace Budd to go to

a party with him

Persona of Albert Fish Answered Edward Budd’s

job ad Met with Budd family to

discuss the job Invited Grace Budd to go to

a party with him

Grace BuddGrace Budd

10 years old Parents allowed her to go

to a “birthday party” with Mr. Fish

Grace left her house for the final time

10 years old Parents allowed her to go

to a “birthday party” with Mr. Fish

Grace left her house for the final time

AliasesAliases Gray Man the Werewolf of

Wysteria Brooklyn Vampire The Boogeyman The Moon Maniac

Gray Man the Werewolf of

Wysteria Brooklyn Vampire The Boogeyman The Moon Maniac

Arrest and ExecutionArrest and Execution

After tracing a brutal letter to the Budd family, Albert Fish was finally arrested

Confessed to murders of hundreds of kids

Plead insanity but was deniedSentenced to Electric Chair executionHe considered this the “ultimate

sexual thrill”

After tracing a brutal letter to the Budd family, Albert Fish was finally arrested

Confessed to murders of hundreds of kids

Plead insanity but was deniedSentenced to Electric Chair executionHe considered this the “ultimate

sexual thrill”