Albert Fish's Psyche
Did childhood trauma shape Fish’s cannibalistic desires?
4.4 (39)
52 mins
Explore the psyche of Albert Fish and how his early life, trauma, and extreme behaviors—including cannibalism—shaped one of history’s most disturbing criminal minds. Discover the patterns behind his actions and the psychological factors that fueled his crimes.
Ep 1:
The Boogeyman Wears a Tweed Suit
Meet Albert Fish, the gentle-looking grandfather hiding unspeakable horrors beneath a tweed suit—trace his fractured childhood and the orphanage abuse that forged America's most chilling predator.
Ep 2:
Diagnosing a Devil: Inside a Predator's Mind
Was Albert Fish a psychopath, a schizophrenic, or something psychiatry can't fully name? We dissect his cold calculation, twisted theology, and the vulnerable children he ruthlessly hunted.
Discussions (5)
Nelson
Level 3 · 2 mo agoFish helped strap himself in. Of course he did.
Tina
Level 3 · 2 mo agookay but can we talk about how Fish literally used TRACEABLE STATIONERY to write that letter?? spent decades fooling everyone and then got caught because he couldn't resist bragging. the arrogance did what the police couldn't 💀
Marco
Level 6 · 2 mo agoFish's execution at Sing Sing on Jan 16 1936 checks out. The needle claim is partly legend though. Official records show the execution completed normally. The 29 needles in his pelvis were confirmed by xray but the short circuit story got exaggerated over time.
