H. H. Holmes
Stephen Koss
Biographical Info
- Born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in 1861 on May 14
Education
- Went to the University of Michigan
- He worked in a pharmacy
Details of crime
- The murders happened in his house, they were gassed and cut up. He built a house with 100 rooms and soundproof rooms. He was a smooth talker to women and was quick to marry He stripped some corpses of flesh and sold the skeletons to a Medical School.
Victims
- He had plenty of victims most of them were women. He killed anywhere from 27 to 100 people in his house. Holmes down fall came when he crossed a criminal who was in another insurance racket with him. In the process he murdered an assistant, Ben Pitezel.
Evidence
They had evidence from his house and the body's they found. He confessed to 27 murders
Outcome of case
- He was sentenced to death by execution
- He was executed on May 7, 1896
Significant Events
- Jun 8 - 1st Civil Rights Act passed
Whereabouts
- This person is no longer alive he were executed
Bibliogaphy
Web page:
Book:
Smith, Jo Durden. 100 Most Infamous Criminals. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. Print.Web page:
http://dmarie.com/timecap/