H. H. Holmes

Wack! Wack! Wack! That might have been you if you lived in New Orleans in 1918. But fortunately, it wasn't. Instead, it was 6 other innocent people from the area of New Orleans were murdered. There was much evidence collected but no one found a real suspect that fit the crime. Still today, researchers study the evidence and keep trying to come to a conclusion to who the dangerous Axeman of New Orleans was. Many people noticed that the Axeman used the ax that the victims owned. He would…

Jessica Moskowitz Leverett Butts ENGL 2150 16 November 2014 Development of the Ed Gein Trope – Rough Draft Horror struck the small town of Plainfield, Wisconsin in 1957 as police officers arrested Ed Gein for murdering two local women. Police officers later discovered the gruesome contents of his home: decapitated and skinned bodies, preserved organs, skin lamps, skull bowls, and more. These horrifying findings inspired the creation of iconic horror characters: Norman Bates of the Psycho…

During the summer of the years 1133 to 1855 a famous fair came into London, most commonly known as the Bartholomew Fair. Hosted in Smithfield, otherwise known as the location popular for slaughterhouses and public executions, the fair was a trading event that attracted Londoners of all classes. Ben Jonson uses this factor to his advantage with his play entitled, “Bartholomew Fair.” The type of people, activities, and crimes that occur at the fair gives Jonson the opportunity to reflect on his…

‘Chicago’ Carl Sandburg The poem ‘Chicago’ by Carl Sandburg describes the city of Chicago in the United States of America, presumably at the time of writing, 1914. Sandburg is first speaking to the city, then speaking to the people who is reading the poem. Sandburg has described Chicago as a city of the big shoulders, busy and brawling. Sandburg’s deep affection for his city arises, in spite of the outsiders staring at the hard working people who colonise the city. He makes us imagine Chicago…

highlights the contradictions of United States culture, the same culture that brought us innovativeness and hope and the one that brought fear and panic. This paper will analyze the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the life of serial killer H.H. Holmes to contextualize the many contradictions of United States culture in the 1890s. In 1890, a majority voted that Chicago be the home for the World Columbian Exposition of 1893. The architects and city planners of Chicago envisioned a city…

genuinely defined the word. Holmes was at large around the same time as Jack The Ripper. He committed his crimes on all people regardless of age, gender, relationship status or status in life. No one was safe from the acts he committed in the mid 1800’s. To give a little light on who Holmes is, He was born in New Hampshire in 1861. Went to medical school in Michigan and moved around a bit before staying in chicago IL. It is believed that in the time from school to chicago Holmes had already…

most of the time, the motive is not clear. One explanation of this could be a personality disorder known as antisocial personality disorder. Many serial killers have this disorder. As he is described in Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, H.H. Holmes possesses symptoms of antisocial disorder. People with this affliction are described as “a person [whom] exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con…

The dreaded "vampire Dusseldorf " is considered one of the most bloodthirsty serial murderers of all time by experts criminologists and psychologists who have followed the case closely. Born in 1883 in Cologne (Germany) in a country as poor as large family (he was the third of thirteen children), and all lived under appalling conditions in a very small space and a deplorable family atmosphere. His father, unemployed, was an alcoholic and a bad temper, often beat his wife and children. When he…

Edward Poole Miss Lockner English 4 05 October 2015 Dennis Nilsen:Serial Killer Dennis Nilsen is often referred to as “Scots worst serial killer”, or “The Muswell killer”. As we go through this paper it will explain what kinda horrific mutilations that Dennis would do to his victims, before and after he would kill them. As I begin this essay I just want to take time to say that I hope you enjoy it,as much as i have enjoyed researching it. First we will talk about Dennis’s early lifehood.”When…

Mercades Axton Serial Killer Project 5/15/17 My serial killer's name is Hamilton Fish, but he went by the name of Albert, the name of his dead sibling. He was also known as the Gray Man, the Werewolf of Wysteria, The Boogey-Man and possibly the Brooklyn Vampire. Biological Information Birth and death date He was born on May 19th of 1870. Fish died on January 16th, 1936. Place of birth The city my serial killer was born in is Washington D.C. Childhood Albert was raised by his mother and father…