The Forensic Examiner, December 22nd, 2006
In March 1949, London's Daily Mirror printed a series of stories about a so-called vampire killer, John George Haigh. The suspect had confessed to murdering nine people to drink their blood Readers bought into the newspaper's sensational coverage, and despite the fact that the case turned out to the contrary, some authors today still promote the Mirror's nonsense. Thus, Haigh lives on as one of history's "human vampires." Yet when professionals fail to do responsible research, their analyses muddy the water. At best, the "Acid-bath Murderer" presents an excellent example of malingering, whil...
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