Albert Hamilton Fish

"Gray Man, Werewolf of Wysteria, and possibly Brooklyn Vampire"

Information researched and summarized by Gaylon Johnson & Amanda Jenks

Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-6946

Life Event Date

05/19/1870 1870

Age
0 Born in Washington, DC as Hamilton Fish Father, Randall Fish, died of heart attack Mother put him in orphanage, where he was beat and learned he enjoyed physical pain, (got erection and was teased). Nickname Ham and eggs. Wished to be called Albert after dead sibling. Mother got government job was able to take him home 1st homosexual relationship Introduced to drinking urine, coprophagia, and voyeurism Became male prostitute, visited male brothels Began raping young boys

<1 5 9
12

1875

1879 1882 1882 1890

12 20

1898

28

Had marriage arranged by mother

28 1898 1903 28 33

Had six children Became a house painter Arrested for embezzlement and grand larceny, incarcerated in Sing Sing Had sex with men in prison

1910 1910 1917 1919 02/26/1924 07/11/1924 07/15/1924 10/05/1926 02/11/1927 1927 06/03/1928 07/13/1930 1930 1931 05/02/1931 02/15/1932 12/15/1932 11/11/1934 03/11/1935

40 40 47 49 53 54 54 56 56 57 58 60 60 61 61 62 63 64 64

Mutilated and tortured to death a mentally retarded boy in New York Attack of child, Thomas Bedden (BM), in Wilmington, Delaware. Wife left him for another man, began to hear voices, asked children to participate in sadomasochistic games Stabbed mentally-retarded boy in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC Married Estella Wilcox. Marriage was not legal and ended a week later. Tried to abduct Beatrice Kiel (WF, 8) in Staten Island, NY Killed Francis X. McDonnell (WM, 8) in Long Island, NY May have killed Emma Richardson (WF, 5) sources are unclear on this murder Billy Gaffney (WM, 4) kidnapped and then killed Suspected of killing Yetta Abramowitz (WF, 12) Kidnapped and strangled to death Grace Budd (WF, 10) Suspected of killing Emil Aalling (WM, 4) Arrested for sending obscene letters to a black woman, Admitted into Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital Sent back for observation following arrests Suspected of killing Robin Jane Liu (AF, 6) Killed Mary Ellen OConnor (WF, 16) Suspected of killing Benjamin Collings (WM, 17) Wrote anonymous graphic, letter to Grace's parents Trial for murder of Grace Budd, pleaded insanity, claimed he heard voices from God telling him to torment and castrate little boys, found sane and guilty. Confessed to strangling Francis McDonnell to death on Long Island in 1934 and later confessed to the mother of Billy Gaffney that he killed him.

01/16/1936

65

Put to death, Electric chair, Sing Sing Correction Facility. Oldest inmate to be executed

General Information Sex Race Number of victims Country where killing occurred States where killing occurred Cities where killing occurred Type of killer Height Childhood Information Date of birth Location Birth order Number of siblings XYY? Raised by Birth category Parents marital status Family event Age of family event Problems in school? Teased while in school? Physically attractive? Physical defect? May 19, 1870 Washington, DC Youngest 3 NA Mother, orphanage Youngest Married Death of parent, father 1875, put in St. Johns orphanage in Washington till age 9 N/A N/A Small, gentle looking man who appeared kind and trusting No Male White Convicted of 1, suspected of 6-9, confessed to 3 United States New York New York City Serial Killer 55

Speech defect? Head injury? Physically abused? Psychologically abused? Sexually abused? Fathers occupation Age of first sexual experience Age when first had intercourse Mothers occupation Father abused drugs/alcohol Mother abused drugs/alcohol Cognitive Ability Highest grade in school Highest degree Grades in school IQ Source of IQ information Work History Served in the military? Branch Type of discharge Saw combat duty Killed enemy during service? Applied for job as a cop? Worked in law enforcement? Fired from jobs?

NA NA Describe beat repeatedly in orphanage Teased N/A Boat captain, fertilizer manufacturer While in orphanage NA age 12 Government job NA NA

Very little formal schooling N/A N/A N/A N/A

No N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No

Types of jobs worked Employment status during series Relationships Sexual preference Marital status Number of children Lives with his children Living with Triad Animal torture Fire setting Bed wetting Killer Psychological Information Abused drugs? Abused alcohol? Been to a psychologist? Time in forensic hospital? Diagnosis Killer Criminal History Committed previous crimes? Spend time in jail? Spend time in prison? Killed prior to series? Age? Serial Killing

Handyman, painter- His defense lawyer later argued that all his years as a painter caused Fish to develop lead colic Handyman, painter

bi Married, divorced, remarried 6 When they were young, then lived w/ son till kicked out Himself

N/A N/A N/A

NA NA yes yes Disturbed but sane

Yes, embezzlement, grand larceny, violating parole yes yes NA

Number of victims Victim type Killer age at start of series Date of first kill in series Date of final kill in series Gender of victims Race of victims Age of victims Type of victim Method of killing Weapon Was gun used? Type Did killer have a partner? Name of partner Sex of partner Type of serial killer How close did killer live? Location of first contact Location of killing Killing occurred in home of victim? Killing occurred in home of killer? Victim abducted or killed at contact? Behavior During Crimes Rape? Tortured victims?

5-15 Children 40 1910 a man in Wilmington, Delaware 1934 Four males, five females Caucasian, African American 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17 Children Choked, cut up, beat Meat cleaver, saw, and butcher knife No NA No N/A N/A Sadomasochist, Sexual Predator, Cannibal, lust killer Different each case At there home, outside playing New York , Washington DC, Delaware No No, would be killed in a abandoned building Abducted

Yes Yes, beat to tenderize meat

Stalked victims? Overkill? Quick & efficient? Used blindfold? Bound the victims? After Death Behavior Sex with the body? Mutilated body? Ate part of the body? Drank victims blood? Posed the body? Took totem body part Took totem personal item Robbed victim or location Disposal of Body Left at scene, no attempt to hide Left at scene, hidden Left at scene, buried Moved, no attempt to hide Moved, buried Cut-up and disposed of Moved, too home Sentencing Date killer arrested Date convicted Sentence

NA yes no No The boys he tied up in the closet Cook and eat parts of the body Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes, to eat No no

Yes, would take pieces of their body home to eat yes Yes Hid the bodies until he was done with them No No No Death by electric chair December 14, 1934 March 21, 1935 Death

Killer executed? Did killer plead NGRI? Was the NGRI plea successful? Name and state of prison Killer committed suicide? Killer killed in prison? Date of death

Yes electric chair yes no Sing Sing Correctional Facility No No January 16, 1936

References

http://richard.arthur.norton.googlepages.com/albertfishbibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fish http://www.prairieghosts.com/fish.html http://www.carpenoctem.tv/killers/fish.html http://www.lawbuzz.com/movies/hannibal/the_hannibal_ch1.htm http://members.tripod.com/ahrens/serial/fish.html

http://www.serialkillerdatabase.net/albertfish.html