CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
CASE STUDY: 178
Object of Study: ALBERT FISH

Albert Fish, known for sexually assaulting and/or cannibalizing four victims, suspected of three more victims, died on January 16, 1936 by electric chair. Other aliases include: The Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, The Brooklyn Vampire, and The Boogey Man. Subject was born as Hamilton Howard Fish in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 1870. Most of childhood was spent in an orphanage. Subject’s family had a history of mental illness: a brother was confined in the state mental hospital, and his sister had a mental affliction. Three other close relatives suffered from severe mental illnesses and his mother was believed to suffer frequent aural and/or visual hallucinations. Subject’s mother was incapable to take care of her child, therefore causing for the subject to be sent to an orphanage. Subject was prone to being beaten, whilst naked, in front of other boys. He eventually came to enjoy physical pain and the beatings would often cause erections, for which the other orphans teased him. In 1882, at age 12, he began a relationship with a telegraph boy. The child introduced Fish to drinking urine and eating feces. Fish began visiting public baths where he could watch other boys undress. The biological perspective could possibly explain subject’s motives, due to subject’s family being prone to darkness. Social cognitive perspective doesn’t explain characters motives, as subject has no problems against humanity. Behavioral perspective can barely be applied, as subject is rewarded by momentary sexual feelings after sexually involving himself with the victim. Subject continued sexual actions even after becoming married, therefore ruling out humanistic perspective. Cognitive perspective is ruled out due to lack of intellectualized actions such as problem solving. Overall, the