H. H. Holmes: Myth and Murder in the White City

EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 36 MIN

H. H. Holmes: Myth and Murder in the White City

from Historical True Crime · host Lizzie

For our 150th episode, we revisit one of history’s most infamous names: H. H. Holmes. Behind the myths of the ‘Murder Castle’ lies a story of fraud, fear, and fact stranger than legend. Step inside Chicago’s 1890s underworld—and separate truth from folklore.Source MaterialsThe Enduring Mystery of H.H. Holmes, America's 'First' Serial KillerThe Toronto link to America's bloodiest serial killer - Spacing Toronto | Spacing TorontoH.H. Holmes: Biography, Serial Killer, MurdererMurder Castle - H.H. Holmes, Chicago World's Fair & Layout | HISTORYH. H. Holmes: Master of Illusion — Swindler — Crime LibrarySelzer, Adam. H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2017.Geyer, Frank P. The Holmes-Pitezel Case: A History of the Greatest Crime of the Century and of the Search for the Missing Pitezel Children. Philadelphia: Publishers’ Union, 1896.

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