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    Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied then Died (87 Historical Illustrations)
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    Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied then Died (87 Historical Illustrations)
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    Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied then Died (87 Historical Illustrations)

    By JD Crighton and Herman Webster Mudgett MD

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    About this ebook

    A fascinating look into the mind of one of America's first serial killers!

    Who was H. H. Holmes, the killer made famous in the "Devil in the White City?"

    Did he build a 'Murder Castle' to lure victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers and to prey on Chicago's World's Fair travelers?

    In Holmes' Own, you will discover:

    • HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by Holmes while he awaited trial
    • Moyamensing Prison diary
    • Confession of twenty-seven murders of men, women, and children (1896)
    • Judgement day with Holmes' death by hanging at Moyamensing Prison
    • Unusual concrete burial at historic Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania
    • Holmes planned reincarnation
    • Philadelphia Detective Frank P. Geyer interview about Holmes' plan to murder Georgiana Yoke, his third wife
    • Mrs. Benjamin Pitezel interview after Holmes' execution
    • Sources, Illustration Credits, Bibliography, Notes, and Index

    Bonus - 87 rare historical illustrations with Herman Webster Mudgett's (Holmes) birth and death certificates

    Buy "Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied Then Died" for your library today!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAerobear Classics
    Release dateMar 4, 2017
    ISBN9781946100009
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    Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied then Died (87 Historical Illustrations)

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