1. John George Haigh
By:
Sean Wise

2. Background Information
Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire July 24, 1909
His father, John Robert, was an engineer
His mother name was Emily
His parents were members of the Plymouth Brethren, a conservative Protestant sect who advocated austere lifestyles
He was confined to living within a 10 feet (3 m) wall that his father put up around their garden to lock out the outside world
Was sentenced to several terms of imprisonment for fraud

3. Background information
Claimed he suffered from recurring religious nightmares in his childhood
He developed great proficiency at the piano, which he learned at home
Won a scholarship to Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Became a choirboy after earning a scholarship to Wakefield Cathedral
After school he was apprenticed to a firm of motor engineers
After a year he left that job, and took jobs in insurance and advertising

4. Murders Haigh is said to have killed between 6-9 people
After each murder, he would put the body in a 40 gallon drum filled with sulfuric acid, and the body would dissolve
Rented a small workshop to dispose of the bodies at
Last murder was in 1949

5. Aftermath Haigh was arrested in 1949 Pleaded insanity
Sentenced to death in prison
Died in prison on August 10, 1949 at age 40

6. Theory
Differential-Association Theory John George Haigh would be identified as the Differential-Association Theory because he came up with the “Perfect Murder” in prison after hearing other inmates talking about murder. He heard them talk about murder and he thought of the idea of killing someone and disposing of the body in sulfuric acid because it would disintegrate.