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  1. Herman Webster Mudgett
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    Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, was a con artist and bigamist who was one of America’s first serial killers. Sometimes referred to as the “Beast of Chicago,” Holmes is believed to have killed somewhere between 20 and 200 people.
    Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or, more commonly, H. H. Holmes, was a prolific serial killer who operated in the late 19th century. Said to have killed as many as 200 people, he would eventually confess to 28 murders, but only nine could be confirmed.
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    Four days before H.H. Holmes ’ execution on May 7, 1896, the Chicago Chronicle published a lengthy diatribe condemning the “multimurderer, bigamist, seducer, resurrectionist, forger, thief and general swindler” as a man “without parallel in the annals of crime.”
    However, the World’s Fair became better known for a structure that was more gruesome than organizers could have imagined—the so-called “Murder Castle” of H.H. Holmes, America’s first documented serial killer. Who Was H. H. Holmes? H. H. Holmes was born Herman Webster Mudgett in New Hampshire in 1861.
    Imagine walking into a nice little hotel, not having the slightest hint that you’re stepping into the jaws of a terrifying monster. Welcome to the world of H H Holmes, America’s first recognized serial killer, and the creator of the infamous Chicago Murder Castle — also known as the Murder Hotel.
    Dr. H.H. Holmes, the pseudonym of New Hampshire-born physician Herman Webster Mudgett, shown in an undated photo, is believed by many authorities to have been America’s first urban serial killer. As published in the Chicago Daily News, sister publication of the Chicago Sun-Times:
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    H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia

    He was alleged to have insured his life to Holmes for $20,000 and wrote to friends that he was working for Holmes in Chicago. Holmes and Pitezel took George Thomas out to a Mississippi swamp on the Tombigbee River in June 1894, killed him, and disposed of the body. Holmes confessed to the murder to his … See more

    Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and … See more

    Holmes moved to Chicago in August 1886, which is when he began using the pseudonym "H. H. Holmes".
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    On July 4, 1878, Holmes married Clara Lovering in Alton, New Hampshire. They had one son, Robert Lovering Mudgett (February 3, 1880 – … See more

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    Holmes was born Herman Webster Mudgett on May 16, 1861, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, the third child of Levi Horton Mudgett and Theodate Page Price, both of whom were… See more

    Holmes' murder spree finally ended when he was arrested in Boston on November 17, 1894, after being tracked there from Philadelphia by … See more

    The case was notorious in its time and received wide publicity in the international press.
    In his 1927 essay called Supernatural Horror in Literature, H.P. Lovecraft mentions "the horrible gruesomeness of Webster" as proof … See more

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  4. H.H. Holmes: Biography, Serial Killer, Murderer

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  6. Murder Castle - H.H. Holmes, Chicago World's Fair

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      WebJul 27, 2023 · Welcome to the world of H H Holmes, America’s first recognized serial killer, and the creator of the infamous Chicago Murder Castle — also known as the Murder Hotel. Dr Henry Howard Holmes

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