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The strange case of Dr. H.H. Holmes

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"Torture chambers, acid vats, secret passageways. At the height of his criminal career, the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes designed his castle of horrors in Chicago, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World's Fair. Further benefiting from his victims, Holmes sold their skeletons to local medical schools"--Back cover.

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English
Pages
420

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The strange case of Dr. H.H. Holmes
2005, Waterfront Productions
in English - 1st ed.

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Table of Contents

Foreword -- John Borowski
Holmes's own story -- Herman Webster Mudgett (alias, H.H. Holmes)
Holmes-Pitezel case -- Detective Frank P. Geyer
Confession of H.H. Holmes -- Herman Webster Mudgett (alias, H.H. Holmes)
Holmes Castle-- Robert L. Corbitt.

Edition Notes

Companion to the 2004 documentary film "H.H. Holmes : America's first serial killer," produced, written, and directed by John Borowski.

At head of title on cover: World's fair serial killer.

Published in
West Hollywood, Calif
Genre
Biography.
Other Titles
Strange case of Doctor H.H. Holmes, H.H. Holmes (Motion picture)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.152/3092
Library of Congress
HV6248.M8 S73 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 420 p. :
Number of pages
420

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16238498M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780975918517
ISBN 10
0975918516
LCCN
2007272016
Library Thing
6904092
Goodreads
3765213

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