The MANY Lies About H.H. Holmes and "The Murder Castle"

As the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition dazzled visitors to Chicago, a sneaky man named H.H. Holmes was murdering hundreds of Fair patrons in his Englewood hotel, later dubbed The Murder Castle... or was he? Turns out, not much of this story is actually true at all. Come learn with me!

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H.H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer

H.H. Holmes by Eugene S. Talbot

Words of a Monster: Analyzing the Writings of H.H. Holmes, America’s First Serial Killer by Rebecca Frost

Holmes’ Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied then Died by JD Crighton, Frank P. Geyer, Herman W. Mudgett

Mysterious Chicago by Adam Selzer

Hoax: A History of Deception by Ian Tattersall and Peter Névraumont

Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

“130 years later, was H.H. holmes’ englewood ‘Murder castle’ the house of horror legends claim? it wasn’t even a hotel, experts say.” By William Lee. Chicago Tribune, 2023

“FIVE SPOOKS IN LINE.: SPIRIT MEDIUM FASTENS A QUINTET OF MURDERS ON HOLMES…” (1895, Jul 31). Chicago Daily Tribune

"HOLMES' BODY INCASED IN CEMENT.: UNUSUAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT PHILADELPHIA TO PREVENT THE THEFT OF THE REMAINS OF THE MURDERER." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 09 May 1896

"MODERN BLUEBEARD.: H. H. HOLMES' CASTLES REVEALS HIS TRUE CHARACTER.“ Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 10 Aug. 1895

"NO JEKYLL, ALL HYDE: LIFE STORY OF THE ARCH CRIMINAL H. H. HOLMES..." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 29 July 1895

"CRIES LIKE A CHILD.: H. H. HOLMES GIVES UP ALL HOPE AND BREAKS DOWN..." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 07 May 1896

"UNCOVERS A GRIM GRAVE.: A. M. PARKER DISCOVERS A HOLE FILLED WITH BONES..." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 18 Sept. 1896

"H. H. HOLMES IS PRONOUNCED A DEGENERATE.: DR. HORATIO C. WOOD'S OPINION FROM A STUDY OF THE NEW YORK PRESS PORTRAIT…." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 01 Nov. 1895

"AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ARCH MURDERER: H. H. HOLMES SAYS HE HAS KILLED TWENTY-SEVEN PERSONS AND WOULD HAVE KILLED SIX MORE." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 11 Apr. 1896

"H. H. HOLMES TO BE HANGED MAY 7.: HE IS GIVEN TWO MONTHS IN WHICH TO PREPARE FOR DEATH." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922), 06 Mar. 1896

Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure-Seeker’s Guide to the Paris of America edited by Paul Durica and Bill Savage, reprinted from 1892 original

Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott