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Albert Fish

Biography

Albert Fish

Overview

  • Born
    May 19, 1870 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    January 16, 1936 · Ossining, New York, USA (executed by electric chair)
  • Birth name
    Hamilton Howard Fish
  • Nicknames
    • America's Bogeyman
    • The Cannibal
    • Werewolf of Wisteria
    • The Moon Maniac
    • Ass Man
    • The Gray Man
  • Height
    5′ 5″ (1.65 m)

Biography

  • Albert Fish was born on May 19, 1870 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He died on January 16, 1936 in Ossining, New York, USA.

Family

  • Spouse
      ?(1898 - 1917) (separated, 6 children)

Trivia

  • At the age of 65, he was the oldest person ever to be put to death at Sing Sing prison.
  • He was believed to have killed fifteen children.
  • Upon his execution, he was interred at Sing Sing Prison Cemetery in Ossining, Westchester County, New York.

Quotes

  • None of us are saints.
  • Going to the electric chair will be the supreme thrill of my life.
  • I have no particular desire to live. I have no particular desire to be killed. It is a matter of indifference to me. I do not think I am altogether right.
  • What a thrill that will be if I have to die in the electric chair. It will be the supreme thrill. The only one I haven't tried.
  • I like children they are tasty.

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