Deranged
Harold Schechter
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1920s–1930s · New York
Albert Fish
Multiple & serial murders
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Albert Fish abducted Grace Budd after approaching her family in 1928. Years later, a letter describing her death helped investigators track him down. He was convicted of her murder; accounts of other killings include claims that were not all independently established.
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When1920s–1930s
WhereNew York
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Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007)
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Perfect Stranglers — Albert Fish (S2 E49)
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Albert Fish Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 2, 2022. About 88 minutes.
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Albert Fish Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released February 27, 2022. About 73 minutes.
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Episode 234: Albert Fish Part I - You Asked For This
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 3, 2016. About 84 minutes.
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Episode 235: Albert Fish Part II - That's How They Do It In Hollywood
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 10, 2016. About 64 minutes.
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Episode 236: Albert Fish Part III - The Werewolf of Wysteria
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 17, 2016. About 75 minutes.
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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
48 - An Albert Fish Production
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released December 22, 2016. About 101 minutes.
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Albert Fish Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released September 9, 2024. About 74 minutes.
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Albert Fish: The American Boogeyman
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 12, 2021. About 60 minutes.
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#19- The Werewolf Of New York (Case of Katherine Knight & Albert Fish)
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released October 14, 2020. About 106 minutes.
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Albert Fish: The Werewolf of Wysteria
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released July 31, 2023. About 162 minutes.
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Albert Fish, The Real-Life Boogeyman: A Conversation with True Crime Author Harold Schechter
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 11, 2025. About 47 minutes.
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Serial Killer- Albert Fish
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released January 16, 2021. About 83 minutes.
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Albert Fish Part 2
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Brooklyn Eagle · 1934-12-14 · Page 3
Police question Fish about Grace Budd’s death
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The Times Leader · 1934-12-24 · Page 1
Local newspaper traces Fish’s earlier arrest
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THE ALBERT FISH CASE
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Albert Fish Ate a 10-Year-Old and Detailed Everything in a Letter to Her Parents
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Albert Fish - The Real-Life Boogeyman
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Albert Fish: The Werewolf of Wysteria
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Albert Fish: The Grey Man
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