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Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American serial killer active from December 1891 to November 1894. Holmes committed his crimes at a time in history where the idea of murdering on a mass scale was just being introduced to the world through the actions of Jack the Ripper. Unlike Jack the Ripper though, Holmes' motives were clear; he killed out of greed, convenience, and curiosity. Inside you will read about... Herman Webster Mudgett, the Medical Student Settling in Chicago Murders in the Mansion The World's Deadliest Fair Suicide or Murder America's First Serial Killer And much more!