Chapter 49
Who is in charge of Holmes' case?
Detective Frank Geyer
What prison is Holmes located at?
Moyamensing Prison.
Did Geyer pay any attention to the fame he was gaining from the case?
No.
What did Thomas W. Barlow tell the prison to not let Holmes see?
The newspaper.
What were the police searching in Chicago during this chapter?
Holmes' Hotel.
Why did Holmes fake the death of Benjamin Pitezel?
$10,000 life insurance.
How did Holmes use his charm in prison?
He used his charm to get concessions from his keepers, he was allowed to wear his own clothes, etc.
What did a witness say Holmes borrowed from him?
A shovel.
Why did Barlow want to surprise Holmes with the news of finding the children's bodies?
To see if he would confess more.
Where was Geyer looking for Howard Pitezel?
Indianapolis.
What did Geyer mainly use to help guide his investigation?
He used letters from the children.
How did Holmes claim he treated the Pitezel children?
He claimed to be very gentle with them.
What particular feature did the witness recognize about Holmes from a picture?
His blue eyes and handsome looks.
Holmes wrote to John King to publish his _______.
Memoir.
What happened to the hotel in the middle of the investigation?
It was burned down.
Where was Holmes trying to send Howard?
He was trying to send him to an Institute.
What did Holmes mainly read about in prison?
He read all about Detective Geyer trying to solve the case and his own increasing national fame.
What was amputated on Nellie's body?
Her feet.
Did Holmes answer much at the District Attorney’s office?
What type of things did the police find in the hotel that were suspicious?
They found acid, body parts, a vault, a kiln, a footprint, etc.
Why did Alice have to identify her father's body?
Her mother was too sick to come.
Holmes was known as a ______ prisoner.
Model
How did Mrs. Pitezel find out her daughters' bodies were discovered?
She found out through the newspaper.
Which two people did Holmes continue to blame for the murders in his memoir?
Minnie and Hatch.
Where was Howard's body found?
Irvington.