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H.H. Holmes
(1860-1896)
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Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American serial killer. While he confessed to 27 murders, he was convicted and sentenced to death for only one murder, that of accomplice and business partner Benjamin Pitezel. Despite his confession of 27 murders after the Pitezel trial awaiting execution, it is speculated that Holmes may have killed as many as 200 people. Victims were killed in a mixed-use building which he owned, located about 3 miles (5 km) west of the 1893 World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, supposedly called the World's Fair Hotel (informally called "The Murder Castle"), though evidence suggests the hotel portion was never truly open for business.

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Born Herman Webster Mudgett
16 May 1860
Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died
7 May 1896 (aged 35)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Zodiac Taurus
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    Robert Lovering info 1st child with Clara Lovering Male b. 3 Feb 1880 Age: 145 1880- Celebrity Baby
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    Lucy Theodate info 2nd child with Myrta Belknap Female b. 4 Jul 1889 Age: 136 1889- Celebrity Baby
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