Holmes' Own Story

Confessed 27 Murders - Lied Then Died (87 Historical Illustrations)

von Jd Crighton, MD Herman W. Mudgett

330 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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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 Table of Contents: List of IllustrationsTo the Reader PART ONE: HOLMES' OWN STORYHandwritten Statement Holmes’ PrefaceHolmes’ Own StoryMoyamensing Prison Diary Appendix PART TWO: CONFESSED 27 MURDERSThe Tale of the Greatest Criminal in HistoryMurder 1: Dr. Robert Leacock Murder 2: Dr. RussellMurders 3, 4: Mrs. Julia L. Connor, Daughter, PearlMurder 5: RogersMurder 6: Charles ColeMurder 7: LizzieMurders 8, 9, 10: Mrs. Sarah Cook, Baby, NieceMurder 11: Miss Emeline CigrandThree Unsuccessful Attempts of Triple MurderMurder 12: Miss Rosine Van JassandMurder 13: Robert LatimerMurder 14: Miss Anna BettsMurder 15: Miss Gertrude ConnerMurder 16: Miss Kate DurkeeMurder 17: Mr. WarnerMurder 18: Rogers, A Young EnglishmanMurder 19: A Female BoarderMurders 20, 21: Minnie and Nannie WilliamsMurder 22: Unknown Chicago ManMurder 23: Baldwin WilliamsMurder 24: Benjamin F. PitezelMurder 25: Howard PitezelMurders 26, 27: Alice and Nellie PitezelAttempted Murder of Mrs. Pitezel, Two ChildrenConclusion of ConfessionStatement from Detective Geyer PART THREE: LIED THEN DIEDJudgment Day - Thursday, May 7, 1896Concrete Burial - Friday, May 8, 1896Holmes' Reincarnation? Illustration CreditsBibliographyNotesIndex 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!

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Städte, Stadtgemeinden / Stadtleben
• ISBN: 9781946100016
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.05.2018
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Aerobear Classics