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H. H. Holmes was one of of the first accounted serial killers in America during 1893. Holmes was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in 1861 with the name Herman Webster Mudgett. Holmes was referred to “The Beast Of Chicago” also. He killed many of the cities inhabitants in his specially constructed house which was ominously referred to as the “Murder Castle.” Once people found out about what Holmes had done they had fear they never knew existed. People could never believe that a man could kill…

Erik Larson’s “The Devil in the White City…,” focuses on the life of Herman Mudgett who went by the alias H. H. Holmes. Holmes enters the plot fresh off the train “…dressed well, conjuring an impression of wealth and achievement.” The city of Chicago, at the time, was perceived to be the land for those eager and hungry for wealth. To Holmes, Chicago not only presented the opportunity to make money, but it also presented the opportunity to commit murder. Chicago was such an advantageous place…

The World’s Fair in Chicago brought in extraordinary depth to the United States. The atmosphere was filled with magic, madness, heaven—even sin. As the World’s Fair showcased prosperity and affluence, it concealed gruesome secrets of the United States’ first known serial killer: H.H. Holmes. With an estimated 200 murders, Holmes claimed his victims without causing any suspicion, and without any apparent motive. Although Holmes’ motives were never clarified, it is evident that he possessed three…

H. Homes. H.H. Holmes was America 's first serial killers during the 1893 Columbian Exposition and Holmes would lure his victims into his elaborate "murder castle." Holmes took over a Chicago pharmacy and built it into an elaborate maze of death traps…

novel called The Devil in the White City, and I’m pretty sure that you would find it quite interesting. The book is set around the time of the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and follows the parallel paths of Daniel Burnham, the fair’s architect, and H. H. Holmes, a prolific serial killer who used the fair’s magnetic allure to find his victims. Burnham’s storyline is about the obstacles they needed to overcome in order to establish the World’s Fair and keep it running smoothly. I found the parts…

On March 13, 1933, Donald Gaskins was born in Florence County, South Carolina. At a young age, Gaskins was teased and given the nickname “Pee Wee” as a result of his small body frame. Violence followed him everywhere, starting from his home where his stepfather beat him to school. At school Gaskins would fight with the other kids daily. This would ultimately lead him to become the most terrified serial killer in South Carolina. Gaskins was 42 years old in 1975 and had been killing steadily for…

The serial killer I chose to do a report on is Joseph Roy Metheny, also known as “The Cannibal Killer”. He was born on March 2, 1955 and died on August 5, 2017 (Blanco, n.d.). Despite what Joseph has said about his home life, it was pretty normal. He grew up in the North Point Boulevard area of Essex, in Maryland (Wynter, 2017). In an interview, his mother, Jean Metheny, openly spoke about his childhood. She said that when Joe was six, his father got in a car crash and left her a single mother…

Herman Webster Mudgett, also known as H.H. Holmes, built a hotel in Chicago full of evil ways to kill his victims. Holmes had a hard childhood which could have affected his future. He became obsessed with death at a young age because he was abused by his parents and he was horribly bullied at school. Holmes admitted to killing 27-200 people but murder was not the only crime he enjoyed to commit. He often committed insurance fraud and he also stole cadavers from medical schools to experiment on.…

The plot of Dr. H. H. Holmes is what kept the whole story moving as well as what kept it far from boring. The use of foreshadowing in the plot of Holmes motivates the reader to keep reading. Erik Larson’s intention was to try and expand upon the importance of Columbus…

huh? Though serial killer 's victim only account for an average of 1% of these murders, that still adds up to around 160 killings in the U.S. alone.(Scott Bonn) I have personally researched one serial killer in particular, one known as the notorious H. H. Holmes. You will, by the end of this, know more about the mind behind the murder than any would need know. He, and his “Murder castle” have been a source of inspiration for many serial killers through time. Our psychopath’s story starts in…