Meanwhile, the fate of the site of the killer’s exploits is also shrouded in intrigue. With Holmes, allegedly, safely ensconced in prison, in 1895, the Murder Castle was gutted by fire, after witnesses reportedly saw two men entering the building late one night. The building itself remained...
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...
America's First Serial Killer The infamous Murder Castle, built by serial killer H.H. Holmes during the 1893 World's Fair, is believed to be one of the city's most haunted sites. Holmes used the hotel to carry out and conceal his murderous activities. Visit the site of the murder cas...
In 1893, Chicago was honored to host the World’s Fair, a cultural and social event celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America. The event, which was scheduled to take place from May to October, attracted thousands of people worldwide. During this time, Holmes opened...
GOOD VS. EVIL AT THE CHICAGO FAIR INVENTOR AND KILLER ARE LOOSELY LINKEDNan Goldberg
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...
filmmaker began with the release of “H.H. HOLMES: AMERICAS FIRST SERIAL KILLER” (2004), documenting, for the first time on film, the life and times of America’s “torture doctor” who murdered countless victims in his labyrinthine castle of horrors during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair....
Henry Howard Holmes’ hotel was located just three miles from the site of the 1893 Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair in Chicago, offering a resting place for fairgoers after the day’s festivities. The informally named “Murder Castle” featured a series of hidden passages and torture chamber...
completing a cycle of what activists decry as “rape and rescue.” Driving through the streets of West Woodlawn, the change is visible: “Smart houses” are popping up on empty lots, while many of the area’s stately greystones and houses dating back to Chicago’s 1893 World Fair are bei...
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