80
years ago on this date, January 16, 1936, a Serial Killer, Albert Fish was
executed by the electric chair in Sing
Sing Correctional Facility, New York.
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Mugshot from 1903
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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, the Moon Maniac, and The
Boogey Man. A child rapist and cannibal, he boasted that he "had
children in every state", and at one time stated the number was about 100.
However, it is not known whether he was talking about rapes or cannibalization,
less still whether he was telling the truth. He was a suspect in at least five
murders during his lifetime. Fish confessed to three murders that police were
able to trace to a known homicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two
other people. He was put on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd,
and was convicted and executed by electric chair.
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