Albert Fish: American serial killer and cannibal (1870–1936)

He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, the Brooklyn Vampire, the Moon Maniac, and The Boogey Man. 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 a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime. Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known murder, 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 at Sing Sing. His last words were, "I don't even know why I'm here."

Albert Fish
Fish's mug shot after his arrest (1903)
Background information
Birth name	Hamilton Howard Fish
Also known as	Frank Howard Thomas A. Sprague Robert Hayden John W. Pell
Born	(1870-05-19)May 19, 1870 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	January 16, 1936(1936-01-16) (aged 65) Ossining, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Execution by electrocution
Conviction	Murder Kidnapping Theft
Sentence	Death
Killings
Span of killings	1924–1932
Country	United States
State(s)	New York
Motive	Sexual gratification
Date apprehended	December 13, 1934

Fish was known to stab himself with pins, as could be seen from X-rays. He was also known to eat his own feces. Fish supposedly ate the penis of at least one of his victims.

Due to modus operandi, his crimes were sometimes confused with those of nearby serial killer Peter Kudzinowski.