H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia
WEBHerman 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 serial killer active between 1891 and 1894. By the time of his execution in 1896, Holmes had engaged in a lengthy criminal career that included insurance fraud, forgery, swindling, three to four …
H.H. Holmes: Biography, Serial Killer, Murderer
WEBJan 19, 2024 · H.H. Holmes was the alias of one of America’s first serial killers who terrorized Chicago starting in the 1880s. Read about his “murder castle,” name, and more.
Murder Castle - H.H. Holmes, Chicago World's Fair & Layout - HISTORY
WEBJul 13, 2017 · The ‘Murder Castle’. Historians believe Holmes, a masterful and charismatic con artist, had swindled money from his drugstore employers. He purchased an empty lot in the Englewood neighborhood...
H.H. Holmes: The Victims of Chicago's First Serial Murderer - Biography
WEBApr 9, 2021 · Notorious Figures. Infamous Serial Killers. H.H. Holmes: The Victims of Chicago's First Serial Murderer. On May 7, 1896, H.H. Holmes was hanged for the murder of his business partner...
The Enduring Mystery of H.H. Holmes, America's 'First' Serial Killer ...
WEBMay 7, 2021 · 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...
How serial killer H.H. Holmes was executed - Chicago Sun-Times
WEBMay 6, 2021 · No one can say for certain just how many people Chicago-based serial killer H.H. Holmes murdered. On the day of his execution on May 7, 1896, in Philadelphia, Holmes had already confessed to 27 murders, though as Erik Larson, author of “The Devil in the White City,” concluded: “Exactly how many people he killed will never be known.”
Did Serial Killer H.H. Holmes Really Build a ‘Murder Castle’?
WEBJan 23, 2020 · H.H. Holmes is notoriously known as one of America's first serial killers who lured victims into his hotel dubbed the “ Murder Castle ” during the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. According to...
130 years later, was H.H. Holmes’ murder castle a myth? - Chicago Tribune
WEBMay 16, 2023 · Holmes, who was only convicted in Pitezel’s murder, is suspected of killing several people during his time in Chicago but left the city in summer 1894 before he was linked to any murders. It...
1893—Herman W. Mudgett/Henry H. Holmes - chicagology
WEBHolmes has been operating in Chicago since September, 1892. He is a well-dressed, good-looking man, 30 years old. At Nos. 701 and 703 Sixty-third street is an old hotel or flat building remodeled into a World’s Fair hotel. It has a forty-foot front and is four stories high. A large restaurant is on the ground floor.
Chicago’s first serial killer – Chicago Tribune
WEBOct 24, 2014 · News. Chicago’s first serial killer. Chicago Tribune. H.H. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” at 63rd and Wallace streets, shown in March 1937. Holmes built in features to facilitate his murder...
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