Holmes' Own Story - Crighton, Jd; Mudgett, MD Herman W.
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A fascinating look into the mind of H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers known as the 'Devil in the White City' who built a Murder Castle and lured victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers during the Chicago's World's Fair. Featuring 87 rare, historical illustrations and Holmes' birth and death certificates. Holmes' Own includes: -HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by the killer while he awaited trial -Moyamensing Prison diary -Holmes' confession of murders of twenty-seven men, women, and children (1896) -Judgement day with Holmes' death by hanging at Moyamensing Prison…mehr

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A fascinating look into the mind of H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers known as the 'Devil in the White City' who built a Murder Castle and lured victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers during the Chicago's World's Fair. Featuring 87 rare, historical illustrations and Holmes' birth and death certificates. Holmes' Own includes: -HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by the killer while he awaited trial -Moyamensing Prison diary -Holmes' confession of murders of twenty-seven 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 Table of Contents: List of Illustrations To the Reader PART ONE: HOLMES' OWN STORY Handwritten Statement Holmes' Preface Holmes' Own Story Moyamensing Prison Diary Appendix PART TWO: CONFESSED 27 MURDERS The Tale of the Greatest Criminal in History Murder 1: Dr. Robert Leacock Murder 2: Dr. Russell Murders 3, 4: Mrs. Julia L. Connor, Daughter, Pearl Murder 5: Rogers Murder 6: Charles Cole Murder 7: Lizzie Murders 8, 9, 10: Mrs. Sarah Cook, Baby, Niece Murder 11: Miss Emeline Cigrand Three Unsuccessful Attempts of Triple Murder Murder 12: Miss Rosine Van Jassand Murder 13: Robert Latimer Murder 14: Miss Anna Betts Murder 15: Miss Gertrude Conner Murder 16: Miss Kate Durkee Murder 17: Mr. Warner Murder 18: Rogers, A Young Englishman Murder 19: A Female Boarder Murders 20, 21: Minnie and Nannie Williams Murder 22: Unknown Chicago Man Murder 23: Baldwin Williams Murder 24: Benjamin F. Pitezel Murder 25: Howard Pitezel Murders 26, 27: Alice and Nellie Pitezel Attempted Murder of Mrs. Pitezel, Two Children Conclusion of Confession Statement from Detective Geyer PART THREE: LIED THEN DIED Judgment Day - Thursday, May 7, 1896 Concrete Burial - Friday, May 8, 1896 Holmes' Reincarnation? Illustration Credits Bibliography Notes Index Available in eBook, Paperback, Large Print Paperback, and Hardcover Don't miss out on this historical book. Add Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied Then Died to your library today!
Autorenporträt
JD Crighton is the author of Detective in the White City: The Real Story of Frank Geyer and Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied The Died. JD is an Emergency Manager who writes in the biography, history, true crime, and thriller genres and is a member of Biographers International Organization, Nonfiction Authors Association, and International Thriller Writers.