Podcasts True Crime Crimes of the Centuries S1 Ep22: H.H. Holmes and His Macabre "Murder Castle"

S1 Ep22: H.H. Holmes and His Macabre "Murder Castle"

Published: April 12, 2021, 10 a.m.

He was born Herman Webster Mudgett, a bright boy beloved by his teachers because of his kind demeanor and thirst for knowledge. Later, the world would know him as H.H. Holmes, a man so determined to murder that he designed a home in Chicago complete with torture chambers, trap doors and a crematorium.\xa0
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\nHolmes' tale not only shocked the world, but it forever tainted the legacy of Chicago's 1893 world fair that helped a madman lure an unknown number of victims.
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\n"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.
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