H. Holmes: One Of America's First Serial Killers

H.H.Holmes was one of America's first serial killers. He killed a large amount of victims by making a hotel designed to be a murder house. His tactics are the reason why so many people learn about him and why he is still remembered today. H.H.Holmes was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire on May 16th, 1861. His birth name was Herman Webster Mudgett. His parents were named Levi Horton Mudgett and Theodate Page Price. Holmes had three siblings, two older and one younger. His older sister was named Ellen, older brother was named Arthur, and his youngest silbing was named Henry. His father was a farmer and was a violent alcoholic. Holmes was unusally intelligent at an early age and was bullied for it. He expressed an interest in medicine which led to him dissecting animals, some say he may have been responsible for the death of a friend. Holmes is an important character of history because of his genius idea. The "Murder Castle" was made in an empty parking lot across from the drug store Holmes bought off of Elizabeth S. Holton after her husband died. After Holmes bought the drugstore, Holton was never heard from again. When people would ask about her, he would say that she left for California to be with close relatives. The hotel was 162ft long and 50ft wide. The address was 601-603 West 3rd Street and was called the World's Fair Hotel which opened as a hostelry for World's Columbian Exposition. The ground floor was a drugstore and had various shops. The upper two floors …show more content…
In my opinion, he was a genius person, terrible yes, but undeniably genius. My outlook on him did not change at all, I knew how terrible he was before I started this project. I feel like H.H.Holmes would try to kill more people with more modern ways, yet would get caught in a shorter amount of time because of how much times have