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|Image =Dr. Henry Howard Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett).jpg
|Image = Dr- henry howard holmes herman webster mudgett.jpg
|fullname = Herman Webster Mudgett
|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
|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
|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
|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
|hobby = 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)
|goals = Create a "murder castle" (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]]
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Fraud<br>[[Arson]]<br>Forgery<br>[[Rape]]<br>Adultery<br>[[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Cruelty to animals]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Theft<br>[[Misogyny]]
|type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer
|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}}
|skills=Genius-Level Intelligence<br>Medical Knowledge<br>Charisma}}
{{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 — 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}}
{{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 — 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 – 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.
'''Henry Howard "H. H." Holmes''' (born '''Herman Webster Mudgett'''; May 16, 1861 – 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.
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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.
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.
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 9 people 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.
 
==Biography==
==Biography==
Holmes was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, in 1861, son of Levi Horton Mudgett and his wife, formerly Theodate Page Price, two English immigrants. The third among four siblings, Holmes was named Herman Webster Mudgett at birth, a name which he discarded later in his life.  growing up in an affluent family, Holmes enjoyed a privileged childhood but unfortunately his father was an alcoholic who was severely abusive, both physically and mentally towards his wife and children (his other siblings, Ellen, Arthur and Henry, also earned their father’s wrath), even towards Herman.  In addition, Holmes’ mother was said to have had a terminal illness that traumatized the family. However Holmes' father was not the only contributing factor in his abusive upbringing since Holmes was also bullied and harassed in school for his unusually intelligent mind he had since infancy, good grades and slightly odd demeanor. In an attempt to scare Holmes, bullies forced him to stand face to face with a human skeleton and place the skeleton's hands on his face. Holmes was initially frightened, but then, he found the whole experience to be fascinating, later crediting that it cured him of his fears. The experience eventually resulted in Holmes becoming obsessed with death and body parts, and he later began to dissect animals as a hobby. 
Holmes was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, son of Levi Horton Mudgett and his wife, formerly Theodate Page Price. His early criminal career was based on fraud and forgery, including a cure for alcoholism, real estate scams, and a machine that purported to make natural gas from water. Holmes earned a doctor's degree from the University of Michigan.
 
He graduated from the local high school in 1877, at the age of 16. Two years later, he went to the University of Vermont but left it midway as he was not satisfied with the curriculum there. Finally, Henry joined the University of Michigan and was involved in a scam of stealing cadavers from the laboratory, performing experiments on them and claiming insurance money for them. After leaving the university, Holmes earned a doctor's degree from the University of Michigan and spent the next two years moving from job to job and running small scams.  
 
His early criminal career was based on fraud and forgery, including a cure for alcoholism, real estate scams, and a machine that purported to make natural gas from water.


On 8 July 1878, he married Clara A. Lovering of Alton, New Hampshire. On 28 January 1887, he (bigamously) married Myrta Z. Belknap in Minneapolis, Minnesota; they had a daughter named Lucy. He filed a petition for divorce from his first wife after marrying his second, but it never became final. He married his third wife, Georgiana Yoke, on 9 January 1894. He was also the lover of Julia Smythe, the wife of Ned Connor, one of his trusted associates. She later become one of his victims.
On 8 July 1878, he married Clara A. Lovering of Alton, New Hampshire. On 28 January 1887, he (bigamously) married Myrta Z. Belknap in Minneapolis, Minnesota; they had a daughter named Lucy. He filed a petition for divorce from his first wife after marrying his second, but it never became final. He married his third wife, Georgiana Yoke, on 9 January 1894. He was also the lover of Julia Smythe, the wife of Ned Connor, one of his trusted associates. She later become one of his victims.
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