What Was John George Haig's Crimes

In history, there has been a large number of interesting, crazy people in the world. People who have murdered, or murder, just for the good feeling it gave them and without feeling any regret. The brain of these kinds of people work in a different way than the ones in normal people. One man that caught my attention and seems interesting is John George Haigh. Haigh was known for killing his victims and throwing them into sulfuric acid. Many believe that he did this because he thought that if there was no body, he couldn’t be convicted of a crime. Others believed that it was because of his religious family, which led him to be obsessed with sacrificial fantasies, but that was not proven. Haigh was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire on July 24th,

Later in life, he noticed there was no blemish, no matter how much he sinned. Because of that, Haigh believed that he was invincible and could get away with everything. This is said to be the event that changed the way Haigh’ mind

He first went on to live with the Stephen family. He became close friends with their daughter, who thought had a chance of becoming his wife. His first victim was William McSwan, on September 9th, 1944. He beat him up to death, just like he did his first 3 victims. He then proceeded to kill more the rest of his victims through a 5 year span, from 1944 to 1949. Throughout those 5 years, he was convicted of 6 murders, but he claimed to have killed 9. It is believed that they happened as shootings and beatings with a blunt instrument. In court, Haigh believed he would not spend the rest of his life in prison for 2 reasons. Although he was never diagnosed with any psychological problems, he believed he was insane and instead of going to prison, he thought he’d go to a psychiatric hospital. Haigh claimed that when he was younger, he had dreams dominated by blood. He was involved in a car accident in March 1944, where he says his dream came back to him. Haigh said, “I saw before me a forest of crucifixes which gradually turned into trees. At first, there appeared to be dew or rain, dripping from the branches, but as I approached I realized it was blood. The whole forest began to writhe and the trees, dark and erect, to ooze blood...A man went from each tree catching the blood...When the cup was full, he approached me. 'Drink,' he said, but I was unable to move." Dr. Henry Yellowlees