• The Murder Castle of H.H. Holmes in Chicago, Illinois

  • Mar 2 2022
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

The Murder Castle of H.H. Holmes in Chicago, Illinois

  • Summary

  • Often touted as one of America's first serial killers, H.H. Holmes was said to have constructed a hotel with maze-like hallways and deadly traps in the late 19th century.

    Using Chicago's World Fair as a cover, he supposedly lured hundreds of people to their deaths within his hotel.  The hotel eventually became known as his murder castle and today H.H. Holmes is considered one of the most deadly serial killers to have existed.

    But who exactly was H.H. Holmes and are the stories of murder and his murder castle entirely true?

    Find out the true story of H.H. Holmes and his murder castle on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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    Sources
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

    https://rebeccafrostwrites.com/2020/12/04/h-h-holmes-victims-minnie-and-nannie-williams/

    https://mysteriouschicago.com/kate-durkee-victim-of-the-hh-holmes-curse-or-total-badass/

    https://www.history.com/news/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago

    https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims#comments

    https://books.google.com/books?id=XNEZ-sy0MJsC&pg=PA173#v=onepage&q&f=false

    https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/holmes.htm

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/enduring-mystery-hh-holmes-americas-first-serial-killer-180977646/

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