John George Haigh
Criminal
British killer convicted of killing six people and disposing of their bodies by dissolving them in sulfuric acid. He has been commonly referred to as the Acid Bath Murderer.
He was a choirboy at Wakefield Cathedral.
He was executed via hanging in August 1949.
His parents were members of the Protestant sect Plymouth Brethren.
He was portrayed by actor Martin Clunes in the TV drama A Is for Acid.