At his trial Haigh claimed to have drunk the blood of his victims in vampiric ceremonies in an attempt to escape the death penalty through a verdict of insanity. This failed, however; he was convicted of murder and on 6 August 1949 was hanged at [[Wandsworth]] Prison, [[London]]. | At his trial Haigh claimed to have drunk the blood of his victims in vampiric ceremonies in an attempt to escape the death penalty through a verdict of insanity. This failed, however; he was convicted of murder and on 6 August 1949 was hanged at [[Wandsworth]] Prison, [[London]]. |