A picture and diagram of H. H. Holmes' murder hotel, a specially designed building for killing. It contained gas chambers, torture rooms, secret passages, trap doors and ovens. It's estimated that he killed 200 people in this building
Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known under the name of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or more commonly H. H. Holmes, was one of the first documented serial killers in the modern sense of the term. While he confessed to 27 murders, of which nine were confirmed, he may have killed as many as 200 people. He brought an unknown number of his victims to his World's Fair Hotel, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the fair, which was held in Jackson Park. Besides being a serial killer, H. H. Holmes was also a successful con artist and a bigamist.
There's a book - The Devil in the White City if you want some more information on this topic.
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sizeable_interest on October 7th, 2017 at 00:47 UTC »
There's a book - The Devil in the White City if you want some more information on this topic.
It's currently being made into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese
Individual pictures:
https://i.imgur.com/2nyZ1WC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/13Dy08i.jpg
Stardustchaser on October 7th, 2017 at 01:01 UTC »
Did every person who stayed there get killed, or just a select few?
HandFriend on October 7th, 2017 at 01:42 UTC »
The building was torn down and a post office was built on the site. However, some of the original basement remains.
http://mysteriouschicago.com/the-murder-castle-today-or-good-grief-more-h-h-holmes/