H.H. Holmes is notoriously known as one of America's first serial killers who lured victims into his hotel dubbed the “Murder Castle” during the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. According to some claims, he kil
David Schmid provides a historical account of how serial killers became famous and how that fame has been used in popular media and the corridors of the FBI alike. Ranging from H. H. Holmes, whose killing spree during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair inspired The Devil in the White City, ...
Related: 22 Most Horrifying Serial Killer Books Chicago was a chaotic city in the late 19th century, undergoing a transformation unlike any other major city at the time. Construction of the 1893 World’s Fair–celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the New World...
Photo: New York Police Department Wikipedia Fair Use David Berkowitz David Richard Berkowitz (born Richard David Falco; June 1, 1953), also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer who pleaded guilty to eight separate shooting attacks that...
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...
In 1977, Rodney Alcala was out of prison and living in New York. It was bad news for the New York cops who already had their hands full. A homegrown serial killer – known as "Son of Sam" – was terrorizing the city. By this time, the Cornelia Crilley case had been cold for six...
Dr.H. H. Holmesis considered one of the first serial killers in American history. in the later 1800s, Holmes killed anywhere between nine and 200 people. He took his victims from the Chicago World's Fair. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging. ...
Ripper Crew or Chicago Rippers was a satanic cult composed of Robin Gecht (who once worked for the serial killer John Wayne Gacy) and three associates (Edward Spreitzer with brothers Andrew and Thomas Kokoraleis). They were suspected in the disappearance
Considered one of America’s first serial killers, Holmes has almost been forgotten about. During the World’s Columbian Exposition that took place in Chicago in 1893, Holmes had created a hotel that was specifically built to murder individuals. He lured people from the World Fair back to the...
Photo: New York Police Department Wikipedia Fair Use David Berkowitz David Richard Berkowitz (born Richard David Falco; June 1, 1953), also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Caliber Killer, is an American serial killer who pleaded guilty to eight separate shooting attacks that began in Ne...