This excerpt comes from a book titled "DERANGED The Shocking True Story of America’s Most Fiendish Killer" by Harold Schechter, offering a detailed true-crime account of Albert Fish, including his abduction and murder of Grace Budd in 1928. The source material includes excerpts from the narrative, which chronicle Fish's interactions with the Budd family and the subsequent police investigation led by Detective King, alongside details about the trial and Fish's shocking confessions of cannibalism. Additionally, the text contains a list of other true-crime and historical fiction books by Harold Schechter, along with positive reviews and promotional material for his work. The book’s legal information confirms it was published in 1990 by Pocket Books, with some sections clarifying that it is based on a true story despite a boilerplate "work of fiction" notice likely related to standard publishing practices.

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