Albert Fish As A Serial Killer

Introduction

Many serial killers commit horrific crimes and while some individuals are in prison, others are in mental institutions receiving assistance with their mental disorders. Serial killers murder three or more individuals and suffer psychological abnormalities. Albert Fish is one of the many serial killers who took innocent lives and destroyed families. Fish was born in Washington D.C. in 1870 and committed hundreds of murders and engaged in cannibalism (Blanco, 2015; Casale, 2014; Ouzman, 2008; Taylor, 2004; Twisted Minds, 2007). Fish had three siblings, Walter, Annie, and Edwin, but failed to have a close relationship with them because he spent most of his childhood living at an orphanage (Blanco, 2015; Casale, 2014; Ouzman, 2008;

Unfortunately, for Fish the only relationships he knew were those he had with the staff of the orphanage, where he felt isolated from everyone, lowering his confidence and self-esteem. As he grew up, Fish was placed in an orphanage, away from his mother, father, and siblings, leaving him feeling neglected and abandoned (Blanco, 2015; Casale, 2014; Ouzman, 2008; Rawlins, 2003; Taylor, 2004; Twisted Minds, 2007; Zhang, 2013). Relationships and social support are important elements for individuals to be successful and maintain self-confidence. Fish was confident in his crimes, but he failed to have confidence in his family and peers, leaving him to commit crime as a way to forget his past

People with sexual with masochism disorder experience sexual joy through activities such as restraint, whippings, or other ways of suffering (Schug & Fradella, 2015). Fish enjoyed whipping and even inserted needles into his body to have multiple forms of physical pain to satisfy his sexual desires (Blanco, 2015; Ouzman, 2008; Taylor, 2004; Twisted Minds, 2007; Zhang, 2013). However, many of these activities are dangerous and have the potential to kill someone (Schug & Fradella, 2015). Fish used the beatings as a start for torturing young children, but eventually Fish raped, killed, and committed cannibalism (Blanco, 2015; Casale, 2014; Ouzman, 2008; Taylor, 2004; Twisted Minds, 2007; Zhang, 2013). Sexual masochism begins in childhood and continues to adulthood (Schug & Fradella, 2015). Fish was merely a child when he discovered he enjoyed beatings