2. By: Leland Taylor

3. Early Life o Born in 1870 as Hamilton Fish
o Father was 43 years older than mother
o Kids called him “Ham and eggs” so he changed his name to Albert
o Spend much of his early years in an orphanage
Whipped and beaten
Enjoyed the pain
Beatings gave him erections, which others kids teased him for

4. Early Life Cont. o Mother took him back in o Moved to New York
Began a homosexual relationship at the age of 12 with another boy
Fish spent lots of his free time going to public baths where he could watch boys undress
o Moved to New York
Became a male prostitute
Claimed to have raped many boys

5. Marriage o Marriage o After being released he became a house painter
Mother forced marriage on him
Had six children
Arrested for embezzlement and sent to Prison
While in prison rapped many men
o After being released he became a house painter
Fish continued to molest young boys (mostly under 6)
During a relationship with a retarded man, Fish tried to tie him up and castrate him.
Fish continued also going to brothels where he could be beaten more

6. Murders and Abductions
o Constantly killed mentally retarded men and black people
He did this because “he believe, they would not be missed”

7. Grace Budd Father placed an ad in paper looking for work for his son
Fish was originally interested in the son
After meeting Grace (10 years old) he changed his plans
Fish convinced parents to allow her to go to Fish’s sisters birthday party
She was never seen again

8. Grace Budd Letter

9. Billy Gaffney o Billy Gaffney
Billy was last seen playing outside with his friend
They both disappear, but his friend was found on a roof top soon after
The friend said that the “boogey man took him”
Fish was caught and sent to Sing Sing jail

10. Billy Gaffney Confession

11. Catching Fish
o The letter sent to the Budd family was key to finding Fish
The letter was sent in an envelope that had a company symbol on it
A janitor said that he had taken some of the stationary and left it in a room that he was previously staying in
Fish had told that he was returning soon with money to pay for his room
Police captured him when he arrived

12. The Trail o Fish pleaded insanity
o Claimed to have heard voices from God telling him to kill children
o The jury found him sane and guilty
o He was given the death penalty

13. Execution o Fish was given the electric chair
o Fish is claimed to have said that “electrocution is the thrill of my life…I don’t even know why I am here”
o The first shock short circuited because Fish was so had so much metal within him
An X-ray showed that Fish had placed over a dozer needles into his pelvis and testicles