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Holmes' Own Story

by Herman W. Mudgett

An account written by the infamous serial murderer H. H. Holmes in an attempt to exonerate himself while being tried for numerous crimes in Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia.

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English

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English

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1895

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Herman W. Mudgett

United States

Herman Webster Mudgett better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and serial killer, the subject of more than 50 lawsuits in Chicago alone. Until his execution...

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