This Place in History: H. H. Holmes

Considered one of the first to be labeled a serial killer, H. H. Holmes was born in New Hampshire and spent one year at medical school at the University of Vermont. While living in Chicago in the late 1800s, his various insurance scams and other dark deeds caught up with him through the murder of Benjamin Pitezel. While fleeing Pinkerton agents and insurance investigators, Holmes returned briefly to Burlington, VT. After his capture, human remains were found at his “murder palace” in Chicago, and he eventually confessed to 27 murders before being hanged in 1894.
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