Hamilton Howard "
Albert"
Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American
serial killer. He was also known as the
Gray Man, the
Werewolf of Wysteria, the
Brooklyn Vampire, the
Moon Maniac, and
The Boogey Man. A
child rapist and
cannibal, he boasted that he "had children in every state", and at one time stated the number was about 100. However, it is not known whether he was referring to rapes or cannibalization, nor is it known if the statement was truthful. He was a suspect in at least five murders during his lifetime. Fish confessed to three murders that police were able to trace to a known
homicide, and he confessed to stabbing at least two other people. He was put on trial for the
kidnapping and murder of Grace Budd, and was convicted and executed by
electric chair.