Recent content by Alternatea

Yeah, he was only convicted of murdering Grace Budd. This case wasn't really pushed because Billy's mother, Elizabeth Gaffney, visited Fish in prison to ask about Billy's disappearance and Fish wouldn't talk to her, he just started crying and asked to be left alone. Mrs. Gaffney didn't...

According to the letter, after he had gouged out Gaffney's eyes, cut off his nose and ears, and slit his mouth from ear to ear, he stabbed him in the stomach and cut through his body just below the belly button and 2 inches below his behind. Fish then claimed to have cut off Billy's head, hands...

I find the comment by Gail Hewitt on the link Kimster provided interesting. However, I doubt that a 'hitman' would use multiple methods. This sounds like the work of someone who has not killed before, as the methods are varied on the same person. Sounds to me like the murderer attempted to...

Hello friends, I was perusing the New York Times archives when I came across an interesting line in an article description: "It is also near the place given by Albert Fish, convicted slayer of Grace Budd, as the place he buried the missing Billy Gaffney." I am currently pondering the...