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{{Important}} {{Villain_Infobox |Image =Dr. Henry Howard Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett).jpg |fullname = Herman Webster Mudgett |alias = Dr. Henry Howard Holmes<br>H.H. Holmes<br>Alexander Bond<br>The Beast of Chicago<br>Doctor Death<br>The Devil in the White City<br>The Torture Doctor<br>The Arch Fiend |origin = Gilmanton, New Hampshire, United States |occupation = Owner of the Worlds Fair Hotel<br>Serial killer<br>Con artist<br>Hospital keeper <small>(formerly)</small><br>Drugstore employee <small>(formerly)</small><br>Pharmacist <small>(formerly)</small><br>Doctor <small>(formerly)</small><br>Criminal |hobby = Dissecting animals<br>Scamming people<br>Killing people |goals = Steal money and get rich<br>Create a "murder castle" to torture and kill people in it (successful)<br>Get away with his crimes (failed) |crimes = [[Serial murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Fraud<br>[[Arson]]<br>Forgery<br>[[Rape]]<br>Adultery<br>[[Familicide]]<br>[[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Theft<br>[[Misogyny]] |type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer |skills=Genius-Level Intelligence<br>Medical Knowledge<br>Charisma<br>stealth<br>Combat proficiency<br>murder and torture methods<br>Knowledge of traps}} {{Quote|I was born with the Devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing β I was born with the 'Evil One' standing as my sponsor beside the bed where I was ushered into the world, and he has been with me since.|H.H. Holmes}} '''Henry Howard "H. H." Holmes''' (born '''Herman Webster Mudgett'''; May 16, 1861 β May 7, 1896), was the first recorded American serial killer, at least in the sense we now associate the word - he was active in 1891-1894 and confessed to over 27 murders, though his true body count may of been considerably larger. H. H. Holmes is especially infamous for designing a "castle" which was overrun with many rooms designed to [[torture]] and kill his unwitting victims, the design of this structure was as ingenious as it was evil and Holmes was said to have hired numerous workers in the building of it so that only he would know the full layout of the terrible maze. Holmes was hanged on May 7th, 1896 and was granted his final request to be buried in concrete to prevent people digging up and dissecting his corpse, as he had done to many of his victims. He killed for at least 1 person but its believe that he killed more than 200 people and he was active between 1891-1894 but its believe that he was active between 1886-1894.
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