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| Author | : Felix Northwood |
| Publisher | : RWG Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2024-10-30 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : |
Delve into the chilling confessions of America's first serial killer, H.H. Holmes. In "The H.H. Holmes Confessions: Inside the Mind of a Notorious Serial Killer," author Felix Northwood unearths the gruesome details and complex psyche of Herman Mudgett. Through self-narratives, courtroom transcripts, and exclusive interviews from the Chicago Tribune, this gripping account sheds light on Holmes' heinous acts during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Witness firsthand the horror of his infamous murder castle and the stories of the few who survived. This riveting exploration transcends time, painting a vivid picture of a man whose charisma cloaked his monstrosity. A must-read for true crime enthusiasts and history buffs alike.
| Author | : Adam Selzer |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 645 |
| Release | : 2019-04-02 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1510740856 |
America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, now updated with a new afterword discussing Holmes' exhumation on American Ripper. H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America’s great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century. Though Holmes has become just as famous now as he was in 1895, a deep analysis of contemporary materials makes very clear how much of the story as we know came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and, not least, lies invented by Holmes himself. Selzer has unearthed tons of stunning new data about Holmes, weaving together turn-of-the-century America, the killer’s background, and the wild cast of characters who circulated in and about the famous “castle” building. This book will be the first truly accurate account of what really happened in Holmes’s castle of horror, and now includes an afterword detailing the author's participation in Holmes' exhumation on the TV series, American Ripper. Exhaustively researched and painstakingly brought to life, H. H. Holmes will be an invaluable companion to the upcoming Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio movie about Holmes’s murder spree based on Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City.
| Author | : Adam Selzer |
| Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2016-10-25 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 151071345X |
From Chicago historian Adam Selzer, expert on all of the Windy City’s quirks and oddities, comes a compelling heavily researched anthology of the stories behind its most fascinating unsolved mysteries. To create this unique volume, Selzer has collected forty unsolved mysteries from the 1800s to modern day. He has poured through all newspaper, magazine, and book references to them, and consulted expert historians. Topics covered include who really started the great Chicago fire, who was the first “automobile murderer,” and even if there was actually a vampire slaying at Rose Hill cemetery. The result is both a colorful read to get lost in, a window to a world of curiosity and wonder, as well as a volume that separates fact from fiction—true crime from urban legend. Complementing the gripping stories Selzer presents are original images of the crime and its suspects as developed by its original investigators. Readers will marvel at how each character and crime were presented, and happily journey with Selzer as he presents all facts and theories presented at the time of the “crime” and uses modern hindsight to assemble the pieces.
| Author | : Alexandra Midal |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2023-04-04 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 3956795431 |
The simultaneous emergence of the serial killer and the assembly line as expressions of the rationality of modern production methods. In 1896, at the age of 35, Henry Howard Holmes, whose real name was Herman Webster Mudget, became the first serial killer in the United States, confessing to dozens of crimes. To carry out his activities quietly, he built in Chicago a building so vast that his neighbors called it the “Château.” Located just a stone's throw from the most sophisticated slaughterhouses in the world, lethal, practical, and comfortable, Holmes's building was equipped with the latest innovations. A rational, cozy masterpiece of crime dressed in slippers, Holmes's project fit perfectly into the functionalist project of the modern world. In The Murder Factory, Alexandra Midal examines the almost simultaneous emergence of the industrial revolution and the figure of the serial killer. Far from being a coincidence, it marks the rationality of new production methods—of which the assembly line and serial murder are two expressions. In the Holmes case, an antihero of modern history can shed light on the treatment of living things brought about by this economic, mechanical, and cultural revolution. H. H. Holmes's confessions, published in the Philadelphia Enquirer just before his execution in April 1896, follow Midal's text.
| Author | : H. Holmes |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016-07-14 |
| Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
| ISBN | : 9781535402880 |
H.H. Holmes did what few serial killers ever do. He published a series of autobiographical documents that revealed his sociopathic tendencies--and lied about his crimes. The infamous killer of the Chicago World's Fair published a memoir and a confession, both of which conceal more than they reveal of the truth. Then he gave a speech at his hanging that recanted everything. This series of documents, edited and explained by Matt Lake, author of Weird Pennsylvania, show the dark but charming side of a man who lured somewhere between 24 and 200 men, women, and children to their deaths.
| Author | : F.P. Geyer |
| Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
| Total Pages | : 503 |
| Release | : 1896 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 587153922X |
The Holmes-Pitezel case a history of the greatest crime of the century and of the search for the missing Pitezel children. By detective Frank P. Geyer of the bureau of police, department of public safety, of the city of Philadelphia. A true detective story. By permission of the District Attorney and Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. Fully illustrated.
| Author | : Herman Webster Mudgett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2019-09-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781077910775 |
H.H. Holmes was a doctor, real estate speculator, pharmacist, bigamist, swindler, and America's first media superstar serial killer. As he awaited trial, he put out a series of autobiographical documents, press releases, and interviews that revealed his sociopathic tendencies--and lied about his crimes. The infamous killer of the Chicago World's Fair published a memoir and a confession, both of which conceal more than they reveal of the truth. Then he gave a speech at his hanging that recanted everything. This series of documents is edited into a seamless narrative with newspaper clippings that shows the dark but charming side of a man who had nine confirmed kills and who claimed to have killed 27. This edition ends with a description by Matt Lake, author of Weird Pennsylvania, of the strange secret burial of the hanged Holmes, and recent exhumation that calls into question everything we thought we knew about Holmes's last days.
| Author | : John Borowski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 420 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
| ISBN | : 9780975918517 |
You've read about the WHITE CITY...Now read the DEVIL'S story.3 BOOKS...1 SERIAL KILLERContains three complete and unabridged primary source books.HOLMES' OWN STORY by Herman W. Mudgett - 1895Told in the serial killer's own words.Also Includes: * Moyamensing Prison DiaryTHE HOLMES-PITEZEL CASE by Detective Frank Geyer - 1896Geyer's story of the events after Holmes' capture including his hunt for the three missing Pitezel children. Includes expert witness testimony and in-depth criminal and legal detection methods utilized in the trial against Holmes for the murder of Benjamin Pitezel.Also Includes: * A Chronology of the Holmes Case * D.A. Graham's Speech to the Jury * Motion for a New Trial * The Decision of the Supreme CourtTHE HOLMES CASTLE by Robert Corbitt - 1895Corbitt believed Holmes was innocent of murder. Further details of the castle are conveyed in this book.Also Includes: * Special report on H.H. Holmes' building by the Chicago Department of Buildings, 1895. * Articles about H.H. Holmes as printed in some of the dailies.THE CONFESSION OF H.H. HOLMES - 1896Holmes recounts 27 murders in gruesome detail, stating that he is growing to resemble the devil.FULLY ILLUSTRATED - UNABRIDGED
| Author | : Harold Schechter |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 515 |
| Release | : 2008-06-30 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 1439117314 |
The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. "Destined to be a true crime classic" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent Midwestern suburb, where no one suspected the dapper, charming Holmes -- who alternately posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey -- was the architect of a labyrinthine "Castle of Horrors." Holmes admitted to twenty-seven murders by the time his madhouse of trapdoors, asphyxiation devices, body chutes, and acid vats was exposed. The seminal profile of a homegrown madman in the era of Jack the Ripper, Depraved is also a mesmerizing tale of true detection long before the age of technological wizardry.
| Author | : Bryce Moore |
| Publisher | : Sourcebooks, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2021-08-03 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 172822912X |
"Fans of true-crime murder mysteries won't want to miss this one."—Booklist, STARRED Review Stalking Jack the Ripper meets Devil in the White City in this terrifying historical fiction debut about one of the world's most notorious serial killers. In order to save her sister, Zuretta takes a job at an infamous house of horrors—but she might never escape. Zuretta never thought she'd encounter a monster. She had resigned herself to a quiet life in Utah. But when her younger sister, Ruby, travels to Chicago during the World's Fair, and disappears, Zuretta leaves home to find her. But 1890s Chicago is more dangerous and chaotic than she imagined. She doesn't know where to start until she learns of her sister's last place of employment...a mysterious hotel known as The Castle. Zuretta takes a job there hoping to learn more. And before long she realizes the hotel isn't what it seems. Women disappear at an alarming rate, she hears crying from the walls, and terrifying whispers follow her at night. In the end, she finds herself up against one of the most infamous mass murderers in American history—and his custom-built death trap. With real, terrifying quotes in front of each chapter, strong female characters, and unbearable suspense, The Perfect Place to Die is perfect for fans of true crime, horror, and the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.
