 |
| Never trust a dude with a creepy mustache, boys and girls. |
Hello everyone!!
Today, we're talking about America's first serial killer. Herman Webster Mudgett, the one and only. So he started going by H.H. Holmes, (Henry Howard Holmes) that was just his killing people name, though. He changed his name to hide his identity, but let's be real. His name was pretty terrible, so maybe that had something to do with it, too. Regardless of Hermie's aliases, one thing is certain; he was a genius and a murderer.
Once upon time, in 1861, in a land not so far away... little Herms was born in New Hampshire. His dad was a farmer and a raging alcoholic who was reportedly abusive. Hermie was a smart dude, but he was bullied. Pretty severely. It is said that the little guy was afraid of doctors. His classmates found out, and like any good stereotypical children, they bullied him real bad. They locked him in a room with one of those fake skeletons. He was scared at first, but then was liberated and his fear became fascination. Cue dramatic music.
Oooooh!!
He became extremely obsessed with death. He began performing "surgery" on animals. Bro was SMART! He graduated high school at just 16 and became interested in medicine. He then took some teaching jobs, met a girl named Clara Lovering, fell in love and reproduced. They had one child, a boy named Robert. Fun fact! Bobby, unlike his dad, was not a psycho! He became a city manager of Florida. Good for Bob.
Anyway, back to the story! Herm became bored with his job so at 18 he decided to go back to school! He went to University of Michigan, in the medicine and surgery department and got right to it.
He started doing some weird stuff to the cadavers there, unexpected, right. However, he was always able to cleverly lie his way out of it. The snake!
Have I mentioned dude was smart? Well, he was super smart. He was. Genius. So he kept up with all his gross stuff and trickery then abandoned his wife and child. He moved to Mooers Forks, New York, which is up-state. Here, something weird happened.
So people in this Fork place kept seeing him out with this little boy. Kid disappeared and Hermie peaced out of town real quick. He travelled to Massachusetts where he worked as a pharmacist. This little boy, who got meds from there, died from medication complication. Hermie said bye felicia, again, and then went to Chicago. Here is where the real meaty part of the story goes down.
Alright, in 1886 he gets to Chicago and decides to build this castle, which is later referred to as his "Murder Castle." Neat! It was 3 stories with rooms dedicated just for torture. He opened up his castle as a hotel for people who came for the world's fair!! What a guy. You know where this story is headed! Do I have to say that he tortured and killed his guests? Because you already know he most definitely did. He wasn't picky when it came to his victims, (how refreshing). He killed men, women, children. The works! However, he did enjoy women a bit more, though. He liked to seduce them and get engaged even though he was still married. He was a player. Typical.
He also really enjoyed scamming people. What a time to be alive!
To wrap things up here, he was finally caught for fraud and one of the last murders he committed. Here's the deal. He buddied up with this life insurance dude, they were BFFs, basically. That didn't stop Dr. Murder face from killing him! Oh yeah, straight up murdered him. Then told his wife he was still alive. THEN he murdered their kids!!! What a d-bag, am I right?
Finally, the police caught on. Holmes was a pathological liar but first admitted to killing 27 people. More accurately, it's a range from 100-200. He was convicted for the murder of his friend, which is the only one they could pin on him.
He pleaded not guilty but he was already screwed. He was hanged May 7, 1986.
What a time to be alive!
Okay, I'm finished. The end!
Once upon time, in 1861, in a land not so far away... little Herms was born in New Hampshire. His dad was a farmer and a raging alcoholic who was reportedly abusive. Hermie was a smart dude, but he was bullied. Pretty severely. It is said that the little guy was afraid of doctors. His classmates found out, and like any good stereotypical children, they bullied him real bad. They locked him in a room with one of those fake skeletons. He was scared at first, but then was liberated and his fear became fascination. Cue dramatic music.
Oooooh!!
He became extremely obsessed with death. He began performing "surgery" on animals. Bro was SMART! He graduated high school at just 16 and became interested in medicine. He then took some teaching jobs, met a girl named Clara Lovering, fell in love and reproduced. They had one child, a boy named Robert. Fun fact! Bobby, unlike his dad, was not a psycho! He became a city manager of Florida. Good for Bob.
Anyway, back to the story! Herm became bored with his job so at 18 he decided to go back to school! He went to University of Michigan, in the medicine and surgery department and got right to it.
He started doing some weird stuff to the cadavers there, unexpected, right. However, he was always able to cleverly lie his way out of it. The snake!
Have I mentioned dude was smart? Well, he was super smart. He was. Genius. So he kept up with all his gross stuff and trickery then abandoned his wife and child. He moved to Mooers Forks, New York, which is up-state. Here, something weird happened.
So people in this Fork place kept seeing him out with this little boy. Kid disappeared and Hermie peaced out of town real quick. He travelled to Massachusetts where he worked as a pharmacist. This little boy, who got meds from there, died from medication complication. Hermie said bye felicia, again, and then went to Chicago. Here is where the real meaty part of the story goes down.
Alright, in 1886 he gets to Chicago and decides to build this castle, which is later referred to as his "Murder Castle." Neat! It was 3 stories with rooms dedicated just for torture. He opened up his castle as a hotel for people who came for the world's fair!! What a guy. You know where this story is headed! Do I have to say that he tortured and killed his guests? Because you already know he most definitely did. He wasn't picky when it came to his victims, (how refreshing). He killed men, women, children. The works! However, he did enjoy women a bit more, though. He liked to seduce them and get engaged even though he was still married. He was a player. Typical.
He also really enjoyed scamming people. What a time to be alive!
To wrap things up here, he was finally caught for fraud and one of the last murders he committed. Here's the deal. He buddied up with this life insurance dude, they were BFFs, basically. That didn't stop Dr. Murder face from killing him! Oh yeah, straight up murdered him. Then told his wife he was still alive. THEN he murdered their kids!!! What a d-bag, am I right?
Finally, the police caught on. Holmes was a pathological liar but first admitted to killing 27 people. More accurately, it's a range from 100-200. He was convicted for the murder of his friend, which is the only one they could pin on him.
He pleaded not guilty but he was already screwed. He was hanged May 7, 1986.
What a time to be alive!
Okay, I'm finished. The end!
No comments:
Post a Comment