H. H. Holmes (Part 1)
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05/25/21 • 75 min
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Join us on our first ever episode of Shockingly Wicked! This week we cover the exceptionally long case of America’s first Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes. We deep dive into his life as a child and discuss how he was raised, and his fear of death – and the ironic bullying situation that did not have the outcome that was intended. Bri and I will explain how he met his first two wives, and how he built his huge hotel that was eventually dubbed the Murder Castle. We even go into some of his victims, but will save the most important ones for part 2. Find out all the details on this one-of-a-kind monster as we discuss all things H. H. Holmes.
A big thank you to our below sponsors for this episode!
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Sources we used for this episode:
- "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
- https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
- https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
- http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
- https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
- https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
- http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
- https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
- https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
- https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
- https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
- https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
- https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
- https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
- https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/
Join us on our first ever episode of Shockingly Wicked! This week we cover the exceptionally long case of America’s first Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes. We deep dive into his life as a child and discuss how he was raised, and his fear of death – and the ironic bullying situation that did not have the outcome that was intended. Bri and I will explain how he met his first two wives, and how he built his huge hotel that was eventually dubbed the Murder Castle. We even go into some of his victims, but will save the most important ones for part 2. Find out all the details on this one-of-a-kind monster as we discuss all things H. H. Holmes.
A big thank you to our below sponsors for this episode!
- Anchor
Sources we used for this episode:
- "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
- https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
- https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
- http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
- https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
- https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
- http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
- https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
- https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
- https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
- https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
- https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
- https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
- https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
- https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/
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H. H. Holmes (Part 2)
Welcome back to the second (and hopefully last) part of the H. H. Holmes saga. This week, Briana and Brittany discuss the rest of the victims and talk more in depth about his downfall and the psychology around America's First Serial Killer.
A big thank you to this week's sponsor:
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Sources we used for this episode:
- "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
- "Holmes: A serial killer in his own words" by Herman Mudgett, H. H. Holmes, and Matt Lake
- https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
- https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
- http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
- https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
- https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
- http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
- https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
- https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
- https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
- https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
- https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
- https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
- https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
- https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/
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