Albert Fish

Also known as Moon Maniac, The Moon Maniac, Werewolf of Wysteria, Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish, Hamilton Howard Fish, Brooklyn Vampire, The Boogey Man, Gray Man

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 murders that police were able to trace to a known homicide. He also confessed to stabbing at least two other people.

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Born: Hamilton Howard Fish , ( 1870-05-19 ) May 19, 1870, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
Died: January 16, 1936 (1936-01-16) (aged 65), Sing Sing Prison , New York , U.S.
Other names: Frank Howard Thomas A. Sprague Robert Hayden John W. Pell
Criminal status: Executed by electrocution
Motive: Sexual sadism pedophilia cannibalism
Convictions: First degree murder , Grand larceny
Criminal penalty: Death
Victims: 3+
Span of crimes: 1924–1932
Country: United States
State: New York
Date apprehended: December 13, 1934

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Mass: 130
Image: Albert Fish 1903 crop.jpg
Height: 65
Number of children: 200

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Commons category: Albert Fish
date of birth: 1870-05-19
date of death: 1936-01-16
Commons gallery: Albert Pescado
nickname: Gray Man
pseudonym: Thomas A. Sprague
start of work period: 1910-00-00
end of work period: 1932-00-00
birth name: Hamilton Howard Fish
name in native language: Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fisher
last words: I don't even know why I'm here.

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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 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.