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~~[[File:~~JohnGeorgeHaigh.jpg|~~thumb~~|~~right~~]] John Haigh (July 24th, 1909 - August 10th, 1949), commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed a total of nine. He did not use acid to actually kill his victims, but rather as a (he believed) foolproof method of body disposal – dissolving their bodies in concentrated sulphuric acid before forging papers in order to sell their possessions and collect substantial sums of money. During the investigation, it became apparent that Haigh was using the acid to destroy victims' bodies because he misunderstood the term corpus delicti, thinking that if victims' bodies could not be found, then a murder conviction would be impossible. The substantial forensic evidence notwithstanding the absence of his victims' bodies was sufficient for him to be convicted for the murders and subsequently executed.

{{Villain Infobox

|Image = JohnGeorgeHaigh.jpg

|fullname = John George Haigh'''

|alias = The Acid Bath Murderer

|origin = Stamford, U.K.

|occupation = Accountant

|skills =

|hobby = Playing the piano Listening to classical music

|goals = Make money by killing people and selling their possessions Get away with murder (failed)

|crimes = [[Murder]] Forgery Fraud Theft Prevention of honourable burial

|type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer}}{{Quote|Mrs. Durand-Deacon no longer exists. She's disappeared completely and no trace of her shall ever be found again. I've destroyed her with acid. You'll find the sludge that remains at Leopold Road. Every trace is gone. How can you prove murder if there's no body?|Haigh's confession to the murder of Olive Durand-Deacon.}} '''John George Haigh''' (July 24th, 1909 - August 10th, 1949), commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed a total of nine. He did not use acid to actually kill his victims, but rather as a (he believed) foolproof method of body disposal – dissolving their bodies in concentrated sulphuric acid before forging papers in order to sell their possessions and collect substantial sums of money. During the investigation, it became apparent that Haigh was using the acid to destroy victims' bodies because he misunderstood the term corpus delicti, thinking that if victims' bodies could not be found, then a murder conviction would be impossible. The substantial forensic evidence notwithstanding the absence of his victims' bodies was sufficient for him to be convicted for the murders and subsequently executed.

==Early life==

John George Haigh was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford,_Lincolnshire Stamford], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire Lincolnshire], and grew up in the village of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outwood,_West_Yorkshire Outwood, West Yorkshire]. His parents, John Robert, an engineer, and Emily, née Hudson, were members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren Plymouth Brethren], a conservative Protestant sect who advocated austere lifestyles. He was confined to living within a 10 ft (3 m) fence that his father put up around their garden to lock out the outside world. Haigh would later claim he suffered from recurring religious nightmares in his childhood. Despite these limitations, Haigh developed great proficiency in the piano, which he learned at home.

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-[[File:JohnGeorgeHaigh.jpg|thumb|right]] John Haigh (July 24th, 1909 - August 10th, 1949), commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed a total of nine. He did not use acid to actually kill his victims, but rather as a (he believed) foolproof method of body disposal – dissolving their bodies in concentrated sulphuric acid before forging papers in order to sell their possessions and collect substantial sums of money. During the investigation, it became apparent that Haigh was using the acid to destroy victims' bodies because he misunderstood the term corpus delicti, thinking that if victims' bodies could not be found, then a murder conviction would be impossible. The substantial forensic evidence notwithstanding the absence of his victims' bodies was sufficient for him to be convicted for the murders and subsequently executed.
+{{Villain Infobox
+|Image = JohnGeorgeHaigh.jpg
+|fullname = John George Haigh'''
+|alias = The Acid Bath Murderer
+|origin = Stamford, U.K.
+|occupation = Accountant
+|skills =
+|hobby = Playing the piano<br>Listening to classical music
+|goals = Make money by killing people and selling their possessions<br>Get away with murder (failed)
+|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Forgery<br>Fraud<br>Theft<br>Prevention of honourable burial
+|type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer}}{{Quote|Mrs. Durand-Deacon no longer exists. She's disappeared completely and no trace of her shall ever be found again. I've destroyed her with acid. You'll find the sludge that remains at Leopold Road. Every trace is gone. How can you prove murder if there's no body?|Haigh's confession to the murder of Olive Durand-Deacon.}} '''John George Haigh''' (July 24th, 1909 - August 10th, 1949), commonly known as the "Acid Bath Murderer", was an English serial killer during the 1940s. He was convicted of the murders of six people, although he claimed to have killed a total of nine. He did not use acid to actually kill his victims, but rather as a (he believed) foolproof method of body disposal – dissolving their bodies in concentrated sulphuric acid before forging papers in order to sell their possessions and collect substantial sums of money. During the investigation, it became apparent that Haigh was using the acid to destroy victims' bodies because he misunderstood the term corpus delicti, thinking that if victims' bodies could not be found, then a murder conviction would be impossible. The substantial forensic evidence notwithstanding the absence of his victims' bodies was sufficient for him to be convicted for the murders and subsequently executed.
 ==Early life==
 John George Haigh was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford,_Lincolnshire Stamford], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire Lincolnshire], and grew up in the village of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outwood,_West_Yorkshire Outwood, West Yorkshire]. His parents, John Robert, an engineer, and Emily, née Hudson, were members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren Plymouth Brethren], a conservative Protestant sect who advocated austere lifestyles. He was confined to living within a 10 ft (3 m) fence that his father put up around their garden to lock out the outside world. Haigh would later claim he suffered from recurring religious nightmares in his childhood. Despite these limitations, Haigh developed great proficiency in the piano, which he learned at home.