Fish was originally born as Hamilton Fish to a 75 year old father and a 32 year old mother. After being nicknamed “Ham and Eggs” at an orphanage, in which he spent much of his early life, he desired to be called Albert, which was a name of a deceased sibling. It is said that many of his ancestors had mental illnesses. His mother placed him in an orphanage, around the age of 5, after his father died of a heart attack. Fish was often beaten and whipped in this orphanage, which actually pleased and aroused him. His mother regained custody of Fish around 1879, and in 1882 he developed a relationship with a telegraph boy. This boy introduced him into many weird practices, such as drinking urine and eating feces. He also began to spy on boys in public bath houses.
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Prior to his life as a serial killer, Fish became a male prostitute shortly after moving to New York. Along with this, he raped young boys. This would be a practice even after his mom engaged him to a woman whom he would have six children with. At some point in his married life, he would encourage his children, along with the …show more content…
He has also been diagnosed insane by a psychiatrist. I think he shows some signs of Antisocial Personality Disorder, but not enough to be formally diagnosed with it. His lack of acknowledgement between right and wrong and his disregard for his own life and others makes me believe this. An example of this behavior is his tendency to tell the relatives of his victims about their misfortune, and the fact that he described the idea of his execution as “the ultimate thrill”. There is also the fact that he managed to fool Grace Budd’s parents into trusting him enough to let their daughter go somewhere with him, without anybody suspecting him of a mental illness. Fish definitely qualifies for insanity, and could possibly have Antisocial Personality Disorder as
Description of criminal activities:
Early criminal acts:
Prior to his life as a serial killer, Fish became a male prostitute shortly after moving to New York. Along with this, he raped young boys. This would be a practice even after his mom engaged him to a woman whom he would have six children with. At some point in his married life, he would encourage his children, along with the …show more content…
He has also been diagnosed insane by a psychiatrist. I think he shows some signs of Antisocial Personality Disorder, but not enough to be formally diagnosed with it. His lack of acknowledgement between right and wrong and his disregard for his own life and others makes me believe this. An example of this behavior is his tendency to tell the relatives of his victims about their misfortune, and the fact that he described the idea of his execution as “the ultimate thrill”. There is also the fact that he managed to fool Grace Budd’s parents into trusting him enough to let their daughter go somewhere with him, without anybody suspecting him of a mental illness. Fish definitely qualifies for insanity, and could possibly have Antisocial Personality Disorder as