23-04-2022
H. H. Holmes
H. H. Holmes what a scary man he was. While researching him we found a lot of things that we've never known before. This man's life began in 1861 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. As a young boy, many people thought of him as intelligent for his age. He took an early approach to be interested in medicine. Holmes even practiced on animals in his early years, some say that was a sign of what was to come later in life. Holmes graduated high school at 16 years old. He got started going to a small school in Vermont before getting accepted into the University of Michigan Medical School. While attending that school he stole cadavers and would use them for his life insurance scheme. After graduating he moved to Chicago, Illinois. Holmes got a job working at a pharmacy, and soon after he ended up running this pharmacy. The whereabouts of the owner are unknown. Many believe he killed the owner. Not too far from where he worked, he started constructing this 3 story building. He lived on the upper floors and the smaller rooms are where he tortured and killed many of his victims. He had put chutes and trap doors in the building allowing him to transfer the dead bodies to the basement. At the 1893 Columbian Exposition, Holmes opened his home up for visitors, but many of them fell victim to his hands. The number of victims is still unknown to this day, giving that house the name " Murder Castle ". His terror did not stop there. He continued his killings while on the road. Holmes did get arrested in Boston on November 17, 1894. To find out more details please take a listen to this episode!
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