Hh holmes autobiography
- Book overview.
- The alleged multi-murderer and arch conspirator tells of the twenty-two tragic deaths and disappearances in which he is said to be implicated.
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Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied Then Died
A fascinating look into the mind of H. H. Holmes, one of America’s first serial killers known as the ‘Devil in the White City’ who built a Murder Castle and lured victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers during the Chicago’s World’s Fair.
Featuring 87 rare, historical illustrations and Holmes’ birth and death certificates. Holmes’ Own includes:
-HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by the killer while he awaited trial
-Moyamensing Prison diary
-Holmes’ confession of murders of twenty-seven men, women, and children (1896)
-Judgement day with Holmes' death by hanging at Moyamensing Prison
-Unusual concrete burial at historic Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania
-Holmes planned reincarnation
-Philadelphia Detective Frank P. Geyer interview about Holmes’ plan to murder Georgiana Yoke, his third wife
-Mrs. Benjamin Pitezel interview after Holmes' execution
-Sources, Illustration Credits, Bibliography, Notes, and INDEX
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations
To the Reader
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The Strange Case Of Dr. H.H. Holmes
Herman Webster Mudgett, infamous under his pseudonym of Dr. HH Holmes, was an American serial killer. His hotel in Chicago, built to cash in on the World’s Fair being held there in 1893, was a rabbit’s warren of twisting halls and hidden rooms. The place was confusing at bet, total bewilderment at the worst. It has been compared to the Winchester Mansion, with doors and staircases that lead nowhere.
He had a chute running to the basement where he had lye, acid, and furnaces to dispose of the dead. He was known to supply corpses for dissecting rooms and skeletons for Doctors’ offices, and it was said these were bodies of his victims.
He was a scam artist supreme, and was wanted for various crimes in various states and Canada. When he gained control of his business associate BF Pitezel and his family, he sowed the seeds of his own destruction. Pitezel was to insure his life for $10,000. Then they would substitute a cadaver for Pitezel, collect the money and divide it.
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Holmes' Own Story by Herman W. Mudgett
Author Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896 LoC No. 06022698 Title Holmes' Own Story
In Which the Alleged Multi-murderer and Arch Conspirator Tells of the Twenty-two Tragic Deaths and Disappearances in Which He Is Said to Be Implicated, With Moyamensing Prison Diary Appendix Note Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Credits Robert Tonsing and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) Summary "Holmes' Own Story" by Herman W. Mudgett is a chilling autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This publication details the life and alleged crimes of Mudgett, who is more famously known as H.H. Holmes, America’s first modern serial killer, as he narrates the events surrounding numerous mysterious deaths and disappearances for which he has been implicated. The book serves as an attempt to vindicate his name against the media portrayals of him as a ruthle