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Deranged

Deranged (1990)

256 pages

On a warm spring day in 1928, a kindly, white-haired man appeared at the Budd family home in New York City, and soon persuaded Mr. and Mrs. Budd to let him take their adorable little girl, Grace, on an outing. The Budds never guessed that they had entrusted their child to a monster. After a relentless six-year search and nationwide press coverage, the mystery of Grace Budd's disappearance was solved -- and a crime of unparalleled gore and revulsion was revealed to a stunned American public. What Albert Fish did to Grace Budd, and perhaps fifteen other young children, caused experts to pronounce him the most deranged human being they had ever seen.

Author: Harold Schechter

ISBN: 9780671678753

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child Forced institutionalization

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture
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