Dr H. H. Holmes "The evolving fantasies of a serial killer"

Dr H. H. Holmes confessed to 27 murders and is believed to have killed as many as 200 people, during the time surrounding the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. Holmes ran a hotel equipped for killing- outfitted with gas lines into guest rooms, giant furnaces, lime and acid pits, and large vaults- and would torture, suffocate, and strangle his victims before disposing of them in the facility. Holmes was apprehended in Boston in 1894 and died by hanging in Philadelphia in 1896Holmes was born Herman Webster Mudgett circa May 16, 1861, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Born into an affluent family, Holmes enjoyed a privileged childhood and was said to be unusually intelligent at an early age. Still, there were haunting signs of what was to come. He expressed an interest in medicine, which reportedly led him to practice surgery on animals. Some accounts indicate that he may have been responsible for the death of a friend.Holmes' life of crime began with various frauds and scams. As a medical student at the University of Michigan, he stole corpses and used them to make false insurance claims. Holmes may have used the bodies for experiments, as well.In 1885, Holmes moved to Chicago, Illinois. He soon found work in a pharmacy, using his now infamous alias, Dr. Henry H. Holmes. He eventually took over the business and was later rumoured to have killed its original owner.Holmes had a three-story building constructed nearby, creating an elaborate house of horrors. The upper floors contained his living quarters and many small rooms where he tortured and killed his victims. There were also trapdoors and chutes that enabled him to move the bodies down to the basement, where he could burn the remains in a kiln or dispose of them in other ways.During the 1893 Columbian Exposition, Holmes opened his home as a hotel for visitors. Unfortunately, many guests did not survive in what became known as the "Murder Castle.Social Links & Contact InfoFACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/maonfb/INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/murderanalysed/REDDIT - https://www.reddit.com/user/Murder Analysed MEMBER'S PROGRAM https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKQOAJL776mdx-bSjtJQJA/joinINTRO BY ENGLISH GRAVE/AVCM STUDIOS - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxUKFg4a4mzI14PCDZOqtWAContact info:murderanalysedbusiness@gmail.comMail Address:M.A. BusinessPO Box 617Welwyn Garden CityAL7 9QZ