Harold Schechter
Deranged
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Unforgotten CasebookThe cases. The books. The screen stories.New York · 1920s–1930s

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Multiple & serial murders
Albert Fish abducted Grace Budd after approaching her family in 1928. Years later, a letter describing her death helped investigators track him down. He was convicted of her murder; accounts of other killings include claims that were not all independently established.
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Harold Schechter
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IMDb · Screen title
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Brooklyn Eagle · 1934-12-14 · Page 3
A continued report describes questioning after Fish’s arrest and the letters examined by detectives.
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The Times Leader · 1934-12-24 · Page 1
The newspaper connects Fish’s arrest in the Budd case with a previous local imprisonment.
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Listen to the episodeMorbid
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 2, 2022. About 88 minutes.
Listen to the episodeMorbid
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 6, 2022. About 86 minutes.
Listen to the episodeMorbid
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released February 27, 2022. About 73 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLast Podcast On The Left
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 3, 2016. About 84 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLast Podcast On The Left
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 10, 2016. About 64 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLast Podcast On The Left
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released August 17, 2016. About 75 minutes.
Listen to the episodeMy Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released December 22, 2016. About 101 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime All The Time
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released September 9, 2024. About 74 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLights Out
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 12, 2021. About 60 minutes.
Listen to the episodeRotten Mango
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released October 14, 2020. About 106 minutes.
Listen to the episodeThe Casual Criminalist
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released July 31, 2023. About 162 minutes.
Listen to the episodeKiller Psyche
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released March 11, 2025. About 47 minutes.
Listen to the episodeThis Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released January 16, 2021. About 83 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime All The Time
Podcast coverage of the Albert Fish case. Released September 16, 2024. About 75 minutes.
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OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale
THE ALBERT FISH CASE
Video from OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale covering the Albert Fish case. Length: 35:38.
Watch on YouTubeTrue Crime Recaps
Albert Fish Ate a 10-Year-Old and Detailed Everything in a Letter to Her Parents
Video from True Crime Recaps covering the Albert Fish case. Length: 7:34.
Watch on YouTubeEmma Kenny
Albert Fish - The Real-Life Boogeyman
Video from Emma Kenny covering the Albert Fish case. Length: 1:20:44.
Watch on YouTubeThe Casual Criminalist
Albert Fish: The Werewolf of Wysteria
Video from The Casual Criminalist covering the Albert Fish case. Length: 2:35:33.
Watch on YouTubeBiographics
Albert Fish: The Grey Man
Video from Biographics covering the Albert Fish case. Length: 17:26.
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Public community discussion connected to Albert Fish. Posts and comments are reader perspectives, not independently verified reporting.
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