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    H. H. Holmes would turn out to be a terrifying serial killer but he didn’t start that way, in fact He didn’t even start out as H. H. Holmes his real name was Herman Webster Mudgett. Herman was born on May sixteenth eighteen sixty one in Gilmanton New Hampshire. He was born into a moderately wealthy family and raised in a strict religion family. “He was constantly bullied and abused by his classmates, causing him to spend his boyhood friendless, isolated, and alone.” (Coffey, 2014). Herman was…

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    Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H.Holmes, was known as one of the first serial killers in the states or some could even say he was one of the first killers that 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…

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    Herman Webster Mudgett, most commonly known as H. H. Holmes, was one of the very first documented serial killers. He was born in Gilmanton New Hampshire on May 16, 1861 where he lived with his parents and his three other siblings. Despite his father being a violent alcoholic, he was known to excel in school which also lead to bullying of jealous classmates. In an attempt to scare him, his classmates would force him into a local doctor’s office and make him stand face to face with a human…

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    preventing future homicides. However, 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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    with their song ‘Helter Skelter’. The song describes going from the top of the slide down to the bottom of the slide. Charlie believed that the Beatles were trying to tell him that the black people were going to rage a war against the white people and kill all of the white people off of the planet. That’s why Charlie lived in the desert so that he could be somewhat protected from the revolution that was about to take place and this is what he told his followers. After the war was to take place,…

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    Weegee was not known by that name until later on in his life through series of jobs. His birth name was Usher Fellig, and he was the second of seven children. He was born on 1899 in the former Austrian province of Galicia, which is now a part of Ukraine. His family was poor, so that made his work ethic better since he understood you need money to live. His work ethic was proven to be strong throughout his life until his death in 1968. Fellig’s name was Americanized to Arthur when he moved to…

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    as a county 4-H Extension Agent was January 23, 2010. As I began my new adventure with WVU Extension Service, my guiding principle was and continues to be this desired outcome: youth led by knowledgeable and caring adults learn and mature so that ultimately youth become caring and skilled citizens involved in their communities. Highlights and accomplishments of Kanawha County’s 4-H program include: • 4,797 youth and adults attended an education program by the Kanawha County 4-H program in…

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