Albert Fish
Hamilton Howard "
Albert"
Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American
serial killer,
rapist,
child molester and
cannibal who committed at least three
child murders between July 1924 and June 1928. He was also known as the
Gray Man, the
Werewolf of Wysteria, the
Brooklyn Vampire, the
Moon Maniac, and the
Boogey Man. Fish was a suspect in at least ten murders during his lifetime, although he only confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known
homicide. He also confessed to
stabbing at least two other people.
Fish once boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated his number of victims was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. Fish was apprehended on December 13, 1934, and put on trial for the
kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd. He was convicted and executed by
electric chair on January 16, 1936, at the age of 65.
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