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