life overview
He moved here for his first job
Chicago
True or false. His friend faked his death
False, Holmes killed him.
what was the hotel named after the true purpose was revealed
murder castle
what was he arrested for
the murders of his friend and three of his children
what did he preform surgery on as a child
dead animals
Who did he supposedly kill as a child?
A childhood playmate.
how did he originally steal people life savings
becoming engaged and murdering them
how did he kill people in the locked rooms
gas jets; asphyxiation.
how many murders did he LATER confess to
130
how many women was he married to at once
3
He attended this college to study medicine.
The University of Michigan.
how did he benefit from his employee's deaths
making them carry a life insurance policy with him as beneficiary.
where did the trapdoors lead
the basement
how many murders do some researchers believe he may have committed.
over 200
what did he sell to medical science
his victims skeletons
This day is when H.H. Holmes died.
May 7th, 1896
what was his first job
pharmacist
how did he dispose of the bodies
pits of acid or a kiln.
how many murders did he ORIGINALLY confess to
27
true or false: he was known as americas first serial killer
true
This day is H.H. Holmes's birthday.
May 16th, 1861
how much did he make from his friend's death scheme?
$10,000
name three of the features of the castle
three of the following: secret passages, trapdoors, hallways and staircases that led nowhere, and soundproof rooms, doors that locked from the outside, pits of acid, or a kiln
how much did he sell his story for
$10,000
where did he ask to be buried
under 10 feet of concrete