John George Haigh: The Notorious Acid Bath Murderer Revealed

John George Haigh BY: ALISON SCHWARTZ AND MORGAN SADARANANDA (After Dark Vampiros3)

Background Information Nickname: Acid Bath Murderer Born July 24, 1909 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Died August 10, 1949 Married on July 6, 1934 to Beatrice Hamer His wife left him when he was in jail for fraud and she put their baby up for adoption Moved to London in 1936 where he met his first victim Death toll- convicted of 6, claimed he killed 9 (John George Haigh1)

Childhood Background Parents, Alfred and Emily, were members of the Plymouth Brethren (a very conservative sect) Haigh was restricted to living within a ten foot fence built around their garden in order to protect him from the world outside Won multiple scholarships Had multiple jobs growing up ranging from engineering to insurance (John George Haigh2)

Serial Killer Profile White Male 35 years old when he first started killing people Smart Married and divorced Motive for money and possessions (gain killer) Went years without getting caught Always killed people with money Disposed of bodies through phosphoric acid (John George Haigh1)

Phases Aura: Being entrapped, committing crimes such as stealing, dreams about blood, sudden need for blood (John George Haigh2) Trolling: Anyone he knows who had something valuable to him (John George Haigh1) Wooing: Knew the victims prior to killing them, makes victims trust him (John George Haigh2) Capture: Got them alone (John George Haigh2) Murder: Hit some victims on the head and shot the others (John George Haigh2) Totem: took all of the valuables (John George Haigh1) Depression: Losing all of the money from gambling or spending (John George Haigh2)

Victims First victims: Son Mac Mcswan, and parents William and Amy Knew Mac because he used to be his chauffer Talked about their investments Second victims: Dr. Archibald Henderson and Rose Henderson Built a relationship with them through music Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon Lived in the same hotel (John George Haigh2)

Transient or Stable? Disorganized or Organized? Stable Stayed within the same area Searched for victims from the local area Disposed of the bodies on site Organized Personalized himself with the victims Killed them in similar ways Disposed of the bodies the same way using phosphoric acid to destroy evidence

Conviction Pleaded insanity Thought that he couldn t be convicted of murder without evidence Some evidence was found in the acid Psychologists said he was not insane Sentenced to death Hanged on August 10, 1949 (After Dark Vampiros3) (John George Haigh2)

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