How H. H. Holmes Changed America and Its People
Most events in America's past time have influenced some change in the way we feel, think, or react to everyday life. One thought in particular has now been etched into the minds of the old and young, which was inspired by one man's actions. Although long forgotten, H.H Holmes’s actions not only influenced the entertainment industry and brought forth changes in the law enforcement, but he also introduced a paranoia that was unknown before his time.
H. H. Holmes was born as Herman Webster Mudgett in Gilmanton, New Hampshire on May 16, 1861. Early in his life he was fascinated with skeletons this soon led to an obsession with death. He graduated high school at the age of sixteen and then changed his name Henry Howard Holmes …show more content…
He would then take out life insurance policies on the bodies so when they were found he was the recipient of the money. In 1885 Holmes graduated from medical school and moved to Chicago where he got a job in a pharmacy. After the owner of the store passed away Holmes convinced the widow to let the him buy the store from her. The widow went missing shortly after his ownership and Holmes claimed that she had moved to California. Holmes bought the empty lot across the street from the drugstore and designed a three story hotel known as the “Castle”. It had a very intricate design with many hallways and doorways that led to nowhere along with trapdoors and sealed rooms where he would conduct his gruesome murders. All of Holmes guests, wives, and employees were required to have life insurance with his as the beneficiary. Sometimes the local medical school would receive a human skeleton, yet no one suspected a thing. Holmes was a greedy man, seeking to make money anyway he could. He was arrested while stealing horses from Texas and then sent to jail. After his bail was processed he killed his partner Benjamin Pitezel and claimed life
Most events in America's past time have influenced some change in the way we feel, think, or react to everyday life. One thought in particular has now been etched into the minds of the old and young, which was inspired by one man's actions. Although long forgotten, H.H Holmes’s actions not only influenced the entertainment industry and brought forth changes in the law enforcement, but he also introduced a paranoia that was unknown before his time.
H. H. Holmes was born as Herman Webster Mudgett in Gilmanton, New Hampshire on May 16, 1861. Early in his life he was fascinated with skeletons this soon led to an obsession with death. He graduated high school at the age of sixteen and then changed his name Henry Howard Holmes …show more content…
He would then take out life insurance policies on the bodies so when they were found he was the recipient of the money. In 1885 Holmes graduated from medical school and moved to Chicago where he got a job in a pharmacy. After the owner of the store passed away Holmes convinced the widow to let the him buy the store from her. The widow went missing shortly after his ownership and Holmes claimed that she had moved to California. Holmes bought the empty lot across the street from the drugstore and designed a three story hotel known as the “Castle”. It had a very intricate design with many hallways and doorways that led to nowhere along with trapdoors and sealed rooms where he would conduct his gruesome murders. All of Holmes guests, wives, and employees were required to have life insurance with his as the beneficiary. Sometimes the local medical school would receive a human skeleton, yet no one suspected a thing. Holmes was a greedy man, seeking to make money anyway he could. He was arrested while stealing horses from Texas and then sent to jail. After his bail was processed he killed his partner Benjamin Pitezel and claimed life