Holmes' Own Story

Who was H. H. Holmes the killer made famous in the “Devil in the White City?”Did he build a ‘Murder Castle’ to lure victims into secret rooms vaults and gas chambers and to prey on Chicago’s World’s Fair travelers?In Holmes'' Own you will discover:HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by Holmes while he awaited trialMoyamensing Prison diaryConfession of twenty-seven murders of men women and children (1896)Judgement day with Holmes'' death by hanging at Moyamensing PrisonUnusual concrete burial at historic Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon PennsylvaniaHolmes planned reincarnationPhiladelphia Detective Frank P. Geyer interview about Holmes’ plan to murder Georgiana Yoke his third wifeMrs. Benjamin Pitezel interview after Holmes'' executionSources Illustration Credits Bibliography Notes and Index