Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer!

Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0671678752. He bore the name of a great American family... and soaked that name in blood! In May, 1928, a kindly old man came to the door of the Budd family home in New York City. A few days later, he persuaded Mr. and Mrs. Budd to let him take their adorable little girl, Grace, on an outing. Albert Fish appeared to be a harmless, white-haired grandfather. The Budds never guessed that they had entrusted their child to a monster. Six years later, after a relentless search by a New York detective and nationwide press coverage, the mystery of Grace Budd's disappearance was finally solved - and an unparalleled crime of gore and horror was revealed. The truth behind Grace's murders was so revolting, so shocking, that it changed American society forever. What Albert Fish did to Grace Budd, and perhaps fifteen other young children, went beyond every parent's worst nightmare. And he did it in a way that caused experts to pronounce him the most deranged human being they had ever seen.