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Learn about the life, crimes and execution of Albert Fish, a notorious child murderer and sexual sadist who confessed to at least three killings. Find out how he mutilated, raped and ate his victims, and why he was known as the Gray Man and the Werewolf of Wysteria.
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- Albert Fish, The Gray Man, Is Born. Born on May 19, 1870, in Washington, D.C., to Randall and Ellen Fish, Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish had many names: the Brooklyn Vampire, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Gray Man.
- Fish Begins To Harm Others. Fish became increasingly curious about the pain of others and wasted no time after moving to New York City to learn more. He started prostituting himself and molesting young boys, whom he’d lure from their homes to rape and torture them.
- The Brooklyn Vampire Abducts Grace Budd. By 1919, his obsession with torture and cannibalism had brought him to contemplate murder. He began to look for vulnerable children, such as intellectually disabled orphans or homeless Black children — youths that he assumed wouldn’t be missed.
- What Happened To Grace Budd? Fish took Grace, dressed in her Sunday best, to his house upstate, the same one he had intended to use as a torture chamber for her brother.
Oct 17, 2019 · Albert Fish was one of the most notorious child serial killers of all time, molesting over 400 children and tortured and killed several others.
- Charles Montaldo
Albert Fish had many run-ins with police in his lifetime. However, each time charges were dismissed. He discussed the details of the murder of Billy Gaffney, describing how he tied him up and beat him.
Nov 13, 2009 · Albert Fish was a notorious and disturbed serial killer who confessed to murdering and eating several children. He was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing prison in New York on January 16, 1936.
- Missy Sullivan
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Albert Fish, the horrific true story of elderly cannibal, sadomasochist, and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in Depression-era New York City. Distorting biblical tales, Albert Fish takes the themes of pain, torture, atonement and suffering literally as he preys on victims to torture and sacrifice.
Aug 11, 2023 · Albert Fish was a notorious child murderer and cannibal who confessed to killing 10-year-old Grace Budd in 1928 after befriending her family. He was caught in 1934 when he wrote a letter to the Budd family, revealing his crimes and admitting to eating Grace's flesh.
