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Thomas Kedden

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Jan 03, 1910

Victim Details

Thomas Kedden

Male

Wilmington

DE

1910-01

19

Thomas

Kedden

07/05/2026

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In the winter of 1910, the life of a 19-year-old male named Thomas Kedden took a dark and mysterious turn in Wilmington, Delaware. His path crossed with that of a man who would later be known as a monstrous figure, the serial killer Albert Fish. The two entered into what has been described as a sadomasochistic relationship, though the true nature of its consensual beginnings remains clouded in uncertainty, with some accounts suggesting Kedden may have had intellectual disabilities that would hav ...
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