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H. H. Holmes

American con artist and serial killer (1861–1896)

  • Fame59.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Doctors rank#72
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame59.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Doctors rank#72
  • Wikipedia96.9K
Lived 1861–1896, aged 35United States
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  • Era
    1861–1896
    Aged 35
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Updated 2026-06-19

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist and serial killer active between 1891 and 1894. By the time of his execution in 1896, Holmes had engaged in a lengthy criminal career that included insurance fraud, forgery, swindling, three or four bigamous marriages, horse theft, and murder. Known as the Beast of Chicago, the Devil in the White City, or the Torture Doctor, his most notorious crimes took place in Chicago around the time of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

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Historical25.5
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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