The Special Fish Report by Albert W. Small (December 1944 ...
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”