Albert Fish
American serial killer and rapist (1870–1936)
Summary
Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish 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 that police were able to trace to a known homicide. He also confessed to stabbing at least two other people.
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Added Fish personally leading officers to Wisteria Cottage and Grace Budd's remains following his confession; sourced to contemporaneous AP wire report: Beatrice Daily Sun, Dec 18, 1934, via NewspaperArchive
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Added Gaffney physical description, clothing details, and citywide search context from contemporaneous missing child notice; fills entirely uncited gap in Gaffney section: Amarillo Daily News, Feb 19, 1927, via NewspaperArchive
Added McDonnell's father identified as policeman and early wrong-suspect investigation detail including Seaview Hospital employees and "Rattlesnake Nest" rendezvous; fills uncited gap in McDonnell murder section with contemporaneous AP wire report: Logansport Morning Press, Jul 17, 1924, via NewspaperArchive
restoring [[:Category:American people of English descent]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 April 9#Category:American people of English descent]]
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/* Letter to the mother of Grace Budd */ The whole letter is referenced, see the note just before it
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