Everything you think you know about H.H. Holmes is probably a lie. Which is appropriate, because "Dr. Henry Howard Holmes" was more of a serial liar than a serial killer. But while the popular version of his story is more myth than reality, the truth behind the legend is equally fascinating. Join the boys as they unearth the disturbing history of Herman Webster Mudgett, aka H.H. Holmes.
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Myths vs. RealityErik Larson's The Devil in the White City vs. Adam Seltzer's The True History of the White City DevilYellow JournalismThe "Murder Castle"The World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair)Formative YearsHerman Webster Mudgett, "Resurrectionist"First Wife: Clara LoveringFirst Child: Robert Lovering MudgettSecond Wife: Myrta Zulique BelknapSecond Child: Lucy Theodate HolmesEnglewood, ChicagoThe HoltonsScams and Swindles (Mineral Water and Natural Gas)Benjamin PitezelThe Connors: Julia, Ned, and PearlThe Keeley CureThe Disappearance of Emeline CigrandThird Wife: Minnie WilliamsDisappearance of Anna and MinnieOn the RunFourth Wife: Georiana YokeMurders of Benjam, Howard, Alice, and Nellie PitezelApprehendedThe TrialExecutedJoin the Midnight Masses!
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