Albert Fish Research Paper

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If one were asked what they thought the greatest evil of the world was, how would they answer? There’s murder, rape, abuse, and then there are wars, starvation, and sickness. Stealing a child of their innocence is an evil that has become much too common in our world. Albert Fish, however, did just that when he kidnapped and killed a ten year old girl. In 1870 Fish was born, and little did anyone know that he would become one of the sickest men of his time. He spent most of his early life in an orphanage frequently being whipped and beaten until his mom took him out at the age of ten. As he grew he began to visit public baths where he could watch young boys undress. He would continuously return to the orphanage receiving pleasure from the beatings. When he turned 20, he moved to New York City and decided to enter the world of prostitution. As he grew older he developed a strange taste for raw meat, which would eventually lead to cannibalism. Using his …show more content…

brought you pot cheese – strawberries. We had lunch. Grace sat in my lap and kissed me. I made up my mind to eat her, on the pretense of taking her to a party. You said yes she could go. I took her to an empty house in Westchester I had already picked out. When we got there, I told her to remain outside. She picked wild flowers. I went upstairs and stripped all my clothes off. I knew if I did not I would get her blood on them. When all was ready I went to the window and called her. Then I hid in a closet until she was in the room. When she saw me all naked she began to cry and tried to run down stairs. I grabbed her and she said she would tell her mama. First I stripped her naked. How she did kick – bite and scratch. I choked her to death then cut her in small pieces so I could take my meat to my rooms, cook and eat it. How sweet and tender her little ass was roasted in the oven. It took me 9 days to eat her entire body” (Crimelibrary.com,

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