H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

The Castle. The Murder. The Monster.

2004•1h 4m•6.2/10

CrimeDocumentaryHistory

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6.2/10(54)

Torture chambers, acid vats, greased chutes and gassing rooms were just some of the devices of death designed by the Torture Doctor, H.H. Holmes in his castle of horrors. Follows Holmes' entire life as a criminal mastermind.

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Waterfront Productions

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EN

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Tony Jay

Tony Jay

Narrator (voice)

Willy Laszlo

H.H. Holmes

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