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The Chilling True Story of H.H. Holmes, America's First Serial Killer Who Built a "Murder Castle"

You probably recognize names like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Dennis Rader - some of the most notorious serial killers from the past few decades - but does H.H. Holmes ring a bell? Before the term "serial killer" was even a thing, H.H. Holmes, or Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, started the chilling trend in the 1890s. Erik Larson wrote the bestselling novel The Devil in the White City about Holmes's terrifying killing spree in Chicago that coincided with the exciting 1893 World's Fair. A movie ba...

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The Chilling True Story of H.H. Holmes, America's First Serial Killer Who Built a "Murder Castle"

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