1. By: Alison Schwartz and Morgan Sadarananda
John George Haigh
By: Alison Schwartz and Morgan Sadarananda
(After Dark Vampiros3)

2. Background Information
Nickname: Acid Bath Murderer
Born July 24, 1909 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Died August 10, 1949
Married on July 6, 1934 to Beatrice Hamer
His wife left him when he was in jail for fraud and she put their baby up for adoption
Moved to London in 1936 where he met his first victim
Death toll- convicted of 6, claimed he killed 9
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3. Childhood Background
Parents, Alfred and Emily, were members of the Plymouth Brethren (a very conservative sect)
Haigh was restricted to living within a ten foot fence built around their garden in order to “protect” him from the world outside
Won multiple scholarships
Had multiple jobs growing up ranging from engineering to insurance
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4. Serial Killer Profile White Male
35 years old when he first started killing people
Smart
Married and divorced
Motive for money and possessions (gain killer)
Went years without getting caught
Always killed people with money
Disposed of bodies through phosphoric acid
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5. Phases
Aura: Being entrapped, committing crimes such as stealing, dreams about blood, sudden need for blood (John George Haigh2)
Trolling: Anyone he knows who had something valuable to him (John George Haigh1)
Wooing: Knew the victims prior to killing them, makes victims trust him (John George Haigh2)
Capture: Got them alone (John George Haigh2)
Murder: Hit some victims on the head and shot the others (John George Haigh2)
Totem: took all of the valuables (John George Haigh1)
Depression: Losing all of the money from gambling or spending (John George Haigh2)

6. Victims First victims: Son Mac Mcswan, and parents William and Amy
Knew Mac because he used to be his chauffer
Talked about their investments
Second victims: Dr. Archibald Henderson and Rose Henderson
Built a relationship with them through music
Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon
Lived in the same hotel
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7. Transient or Stable? Disorganized or Organized?
Stayed within the same area
Searched for victims from the local area
Disposed of the bodies on site
Organized
Personalized himself with the victims
Killed them in similar ways
Disposed of the bodies the same way using phosphoric acid to destroy evidence

8. Conviction Pleaded insanity
Thought that he couldn’t be convicted of murder without evidence
Some evidence was found in the acid
Psychologists said he was not insane
Sentenced to death
Hanged on August 10, 1949
(After Dark Vampiros3)
(John George Haigh2)

9. Bibliography
1. John George Haigh. (2014, March 5). Wikipedia. Retrieved May 3, 2014, from 2. John George Haigh | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. (n.d.). John George Haigh | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Retrieved May 4, 2014, from 3. AfterDark Vampiros. (n.d.). AfterDark Vampiros. Retrieved May 4, 2014, from