H. H. Holmes
American serial killer (1861–1896) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dr. Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known under the name of Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, was one of the first documented serial killers in the modern sense of the term.[1][2] He was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. A graduate of the University of Michigan medical School Class of 1884; until his .execution in 1896 he would choose a career of crime including Insurance fraud, swindling; check forging; 3 to 4 bigamous illegal marriages; murder and horse theft.
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Born | Herman Webster Mudgett (1861-05-16)May 16, 1861 Gilmanton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | May 7, 1896(1896-05-07) (aged 34) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Other names | See aliases
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Alma mater | University of Michigan, Department of Medicine and Surgery |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Spouse(s) | Clara Lovering (m. 1878) Myrta Belknap (m. 1886) Minnie Williams (m. 1893) Georgiana Yoke (m. 1894) |
Conviction(s) | First-degree murder |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
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Victims | 4 confirmed+ 14 suspected; 27 confessed |
Span of crimes | 1891–1894 |
Location(s) | Illinois Indiana Ontario Kentucky |
Date apprehended | November 17, 1894 |
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