Albert Fish: Serial Killer/Cannibal
Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, and The Boogeyman. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he “had children in every state,” and at one time put the figure at around 100. However, it is not clear whether he was talking about rapes or cannibalization, less still as to whether he was telling the truth. He was a suspect in at least five murders in his lifetime. Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a knownhomicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two other people. He was put on trial for thekidnapping and murder of Grace Budd, and was convicted and executed by electric chair. [from Wikipedia]
…in November 1933, an anonymous letter was sent to the girl’s parents which led the police to Albert Fish. Mrs. Budd was illiterate and could not read the letter herself, so she had her son read it to her.The unaltered letter is quoted below, complete with Fish’s misspellings and grammatical errors:
Dear Mrs. Budd. In 1894 a friend of mine shipped as a deck hand on the Steamer Tacoma, Capt. John Davis. They sailed from San Francisco for Hong Kong, China. On arriving there he and two others went ashore and got drunk. When they returned the boat was gone. At that time there was famine in China. Meat of any kind was from $1–3 per pound. So great was the suffering among the very poor that all children under 12 were sold for food in order to keep others from starving. A boy or girl under 14 was not safe in the street. You could go in any shop and ask for steak—chops—or stew meat. Part of the naked body of a boy or girl would be brought out and just what you wanted cut from it. A boy or girl’s behind which is the sweetest part of the body and sold as veal cutlet brought the highest price. John staid [sic] there so long he acquired a taste for human flesh. On his return to N.Y. he stole two boys, one 7 and one 11. Took them to his home stripped them naked tied them in a closet. Then burned everything they had on. Several times every day and night he spanked them – tortured them – to make their meat good and tender. First he killed the 11 year old boy, because he had the fattest ass and of course the most meat on it. Every part of his body was cooked and eaten except the head—bones and guts. He was roasted in the oven (all of his ass), boiled, broiled, fried and stewed. The little boy was next, went the same way. At that time, I was living at 409 E 100 St. near—right side. He told me so often how good human flesh was I made up my mind to taste it. On Sunday June the 3, 1928 I called on you at 406 W 15 St. Brought you pot cheese—strawberries. We had lunch. Grace sat in my lap and kissed me. I made up my mind to eat her. On the pretense of taking her to a party. You said yes she could go. I took her to an empty house in Westchester I had already picked out. When we got there, I told her to remain outside. She picked wildflowers. I went upstairs and stripped all my clothes off. I knew if I did not I would get her blood on them. When all was ready I went to the window and called her. Then I hid in a closet until she was in the room. When she saw me all naked she began to cry and tried to run down the stairs. I grabbed her and she said she would tell her mamma. First I stripped her naked. How she did kick – bite and scratch. I choked her to death, then cut her in small pieces so I could take my meat to my rooms. Cook and eat it. How sweet and tender her little ass was roasted in the oven. It took me 9 days to eat her entire body. I did not fuck her tho [sic] I could of had I wished. She died a virgin.
February 24, 2011 at 2:17 am
I once heard that men who commit sexual crimes are because they feel powerless therefore they want to feel superior by dominating women by force. There are also opposite cases where female sexually abuse men.
October 1, 2011 at 11:17 pm
Ewww, I just saw a documentary on him. Disgusting, and perverted bastard.
October 18, 2011 at 11:45 pm
yep, he was pretty perverted
November 8, 2011 at 4:20 pm
dokładnie, yh… ;<
October 31, 2011 at 12:34 am
Hope he burns in hell!
November 4, 2011 at 7:45 am
pretty sickening….feel crappy reading it!!
November 4, 2011 at 7:15 pm
These type of people are here to remind us that we are just animals. Remember it is the collective society that creates us this way.
November 5, 2011 at 7:02 pm
what a relavent name you have
November 8, 2011 at 4:18 pm
brak mi słów na to, by opisać to, co myślę o tym człowieku. totalny świrus. kanibalizm – brzydzę się nawet, gdy tylko usłyszę to słowo albo je zobaczę! blee… no comment ;/
December 17, 2011 at 11:26 am
the most scary thing about this creep was how the authorities never knew when he was lying or telling the truth, he was a pathological liar. He would often give the police fake addresses and would boast about molesting children in every state of the country.
December 27, 2011 at 10:20 am
Is what was mentioned in his letter about Hong Kong true in anyway?
December 29, 2011 at 2:44 pm
I have no idea. I doubt it though.
September 3, 2012 at 12:51 am
Either way is demeaning, sickening and revolting.
September 28, 2012 at 10:20 pm
God take care of all these innocent babies.
March 7, 2013 at 11:31 am
Monsters come n all varieties . Not to sure about this china thing either . Keep an eye on your children .
November 2, 2016 at 3:57 pm
The first two paintings are really desgusting.i wonder if the author is n’ t a sick persone himself.