HH Holmes

Susan Monica wanted to leave behind a successful engineering career and live a quiet life on a secluded ranch in rural Oregon. Instead, her property became the scene of one of the most disturbing murder investigations in recent memory. Susan was born Steven Buchanan in California ...  Show more

Sharron Erickson spent nearly four decades serving her Nebraska community as a county treasurer's office clerk before enjoying a quiet retirement in the tiny village of Colon. Known for her kindness and daily routines, Sharron lived alone but had become increasingly concerned abo ...  Show more

He was the master of the infamous “Murder Mansion,” and often cited as America’s first serial killer. H.H. Holmes began his career as a con artist in Chicago, taking advantage of anyone he could between 1886 and 1894—all the while hiding his darkest motives. Learn more about your ...  Show more

There is much more to Dr. H.H Holmes than his famous 'Murder Castle'. He admitted to murdering 27 people over a period of just three years, but he wasn't your run-of-the-mill serial killer - H.H Holmes was a conman and a fraudster who murdered people for his own financial gain. I ...  Show more

As a student, Herman W. Mudgett used corpses to commit insurance fraud. In 1886, he moved to Chicago under the alias H.H. Holmes. In 1888, Holmes started constructing a building with secret passageways and an airtight vault. So, what was it for?

Step inside the legend of H.H. Holmes and the chilling labyrinth he built during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. We'll follow a string of disappearances through the “Murder Castle” he built: a three story building with the sole purpose of killing as many people as discreetly as po ...  Show more