John George Haigh: Giving Them an Acid Bath
What happens when a con man goes to extreme lengths to cover up his tracks?
John George Haigh was a man who haunted the British for several years. The man, who had a cunning mind and a shrewd nature, became the inspiration for many authors and screenwriters. All of whom were focused on unraveling his rather complex character bordering on sociopathy. However, not many people could make sense of Haigh’s background. Was the motivation just money? Or was there more to the mind of the serial killer that haunted England in the post-World War II era?
The Childhood of Haigh
John George Haigh was born in 1909 in Lincolnshire. Haigh was brought up in a strictly religious household, with his parents being members of one of the strictest conservative Protestant sects known as the Plymouth Brethren. Haigh had once confessed that when he was just a boy, he had religious nightmares constantly, which everyone suspected was due to his strict upbringing. Ever since he was a young child, he had been forbidden to socialize with other children his age. Some could say even though his childhood was incredibly…
