The story
America's first documented serial killer built a three-story death trap designed specifically for murdering guests during the 1893 World's Fair.
Everything that was here
- 1892–1894
H.H. Holmes Murder CastleHotel
America's first documented serial killer built a three-story death trap designed specifically for murdering guests during the 1893 World's Fair.
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