H. H. Holmes: Difference between revisions

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|hobby = Killing people

|goals = Create a "murder castle" (successful) Get away with his crimes (failed)

|crimes = [[Murder]] [[Torture]] Fraud [[Arson]] Forgery

|crimes = [[Murder]] [[Torture]] Fraud [[Arson]] Forgery rape

|type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer

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{{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}}

'''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 ~~1893~~ and confessed to over 27 murders, though his true body count may of been considerably larger.

'''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.

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.

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 10 people but its believe that he killed more than 200 people and he was active 1891-1894 but its believe that he was active 1886-1894.

==Biography==

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.

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 |hobby = Killing people
 |goals = Create a "murder castle" (successful)<br>Get away with his crimes (failed)
-|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Fraud<br>[[Arson]]<br>Forgery
+|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Fraud<br>[[Arson]]<br>Forgery<br>rape
 |type of villain = Greedy Serial Killer
 }}
 {{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}}
-'''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 1893 and confessed to over 27 murders, though his true body count may of been considerably larger.
+'''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.
 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.
+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 10 people but its believe that he killed more than 200 people and he was active 1891-1894 but its believe that he was active 1886-1894.
 ==Biography==
 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.