Holmes A Serial Killers Downfall

Author : Frank Geyer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781546759638
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holmes - a Serial Killer's Downfall written by Frank Geyer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-16 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the man who brought H. H. Holmes to justice, this book follows the criminal case as it unfolded in the 1890s, using detective notes, court documents, and newspaper articles. "It is not possible to find in the annals of criminal jurisprudence, a more deliberate and cold blooded villain than the central figure in this story, nor would the most careful research among the records of the prominent murder trials that have absorbed public attention during the past century, disclose the careful planning that made possible the apprehension of Holmes, the prosecution to an almost miraculous ending of the search for the missing children, or the equal of the forensic skill and cunning that wove the close web in which this man of many names and many murders was entangled." So wrote Frank P. Geyer, the man who built the murder case against the infamous serial killer H. H. Holmes. In this updated adaptation of his police procedural true crime account, he narrates his detective notes, reprints transcripts of Holmes's interviews with the police, includes court documents and letters from Holmes, the Pitezel children, and the legal system that brought justice to the case. Modern updates to the book include an expanded chronology, eyewitness newspaper accounts of Holmes's execution, and a bizarre twist, the 2017 court decision to allow descendants of the murderer to exhume his body. Students of the law, police detective work, serial killers, and the dark side of the human mind will find much to compel them in this highly illustrated true crime story.

Author : Ronald M. Holmes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412974429
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serial Murder written by Ronald M. Holmes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a solid review of the subject, with an accessible, incisive presentation, including photos and features unique to this edition.

Author : Frank Geyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781954895034
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book H. H. Holmes - a Serial Killer's Downfall written by Frank Geyer and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald M. Holmes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761920927
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder in America written by Ronald M. Holmes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated edition of Murder in America presents a pragmatic examination of both common and unusual acts of homicide in the United States.

Author : Ronald M. Holmes
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761914211
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder written by Ronald M. Holmes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-03-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Labeled as the crime of the 1990’s, serial murder is predicted to remain the crime of the first decades of the new millennium. This book brings together the perspectives of acknowledged experts in the field along with those of emerging authorities on serial murder. The chapters offer a unique look at these crimes from a variety of viewpoints and experiences. Accessibly written, this compelling volume includes information on minorities and serial killing, as well the manner in which serial killers are traced and tracked.

Author : Herman W. Mudgett
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holmes' Own Story written by Herman W. Mudgett and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holmes in the title of this book refers to the infamous serial killer H. H. Holmes, an American con artist and serial killer, who confessed to murdering 27 people in various states. This book was written by him during his imprisonment and prior to his execution in 1896.

Author : H. Holmes
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781729174944
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holmes written by H. Holmes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H.H. Holmes did what few serial killers ever do. He published a series of autobiographical documents that revealed his sociopathic tendencies--and lied about his crimes. The infamous killer of the Chicago World's Fair published a memoir and a confession, both of which conceal more than they reveal of the truth. Then he gave a speech at his hanging that recanted everything. This series of documents, edited and explained by Matt Lake, author of Weird Pennsylvania, show the dark but charming side of a man who lured somewhere between 24 and 200 men, women, and children to their deaths.

Author : Harold Schechter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743490355
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Depraved written by Harold Schechter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is must reading for crime buffs. DEPRAVED demonstrates that sadistic psychopaths are not a modern day phenomena... gruesome, awesome, compelling reporting.' ANNE RULE. Here is the macabre story of H.H. Holmes, architect of the infamous 'Castle of Horror', whose labyrinth of trapdoors, stairways to nowhere, bedchambers fitted with peepholes and asphyxiating gas pipes, greased body chutes, and a cellar equipped with acid vats, a crematorium, and dissecting table, became an unspeakable domain of torture and murder. With stark, ghastly detail, DEPRAVED takes you into the mind of this evil genius - who alternatively posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey in 19th Century Chicago - and reveals a mesmerizing tale of true detection before the age of technological wizardry.

Author : Rebecca Frost
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476637407
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Words of a Monster written by Rebecca Frost and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  Decades before the term "serial killer" was coined, H.H. Holmes murdered dozens of people in his now-infamous Chicago "Murder Castle." In his autobiography, Holmes struggled to define himself in the language of the late nineteenth century. As the "first"--or, as he labeled himself, "The Greatest Criminal of the Age"--he had no one to compare himself to, and no ready-made biographical structure to follow. Holmes was thus nearly able to invent himself from scratch. This book minutely inspects how Holmes represented himself in his writings and confessions. Although the legitimacy of Holmes' accounts have been called into question, his biography mirrors the narrative structure of the true crime genre that emerged decades after his death.

Author : Bill Wilkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781973262756
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Insatiable Thirst for Murder written by Bill Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your hear him lock the door, you are already dead!This book contains the shocking dramatization of real events carried out by the serial killer, Henry Howard Holmes.America's first documented serial killer, Henry Howard Holmes, holds a dubious and ghastly record that few serial killers in history have surpassed. The 19th century killer is thought to have committed over 200 murders, but, for unexplained reasons, appears to have been overlooked by many true crime enthusiasts. Set partly in the era when "Jack the Ripper" was terrorizing the foggy streets of London with his gruesome slayings in the 19th century, Holmes was committing his nefarious crimes in America, undetected.Holmes, a handsome, well dressed gentleman with high intelligence, was a murderer and accomplished conman. Charm and trust were his most effective weapons and he welded them as expertly as any surgeon would a scalpel.To achieve an easy way to entrap and dispose of his intended victims, Holmes constructed a huge building that when his crimes were revealed, the newspapers of the time named the "Murder Hotel." And this is a fair description as there can be no doubt the building was constructed for the sole purpose of killing his victims and the disposal of their corpses. Though the majority of his victims were women he charmed and ensnared in his murderous grasp, he also murdered men and children.As the trial judge said when charging the jury responsible for convicting Holmes: "Truth is stranger than fiction, and if the story is true--(and it was proven to be true)--it is the most wonderful exhibition of the power of mind over mind I have ever seen, and stranger than any novel I have ever read."After 2 years of research and consultation with modern day serial killer profilers, I believe this to be the most accurate dramatized account of America's first documented serial killer, Henry Holmes."An atmospheric dramatization of a true crime mystery using source documents and the investigations carried out by detective Frank Geyer to portray a believable and disturbing account of the heinous murders and crimes of the serial killer, Henry H. Holmes.""Insightful thoughts of some characters during their impending death make it too easy to identify with the horror of what they experienced. By the time I got to the end of some parts, I was out of breath, literally!""Grabs your concentration by the throat with every horrific and appalling act carried out by Holmes and never lets go. The scenes are so well written that you find yourself witnessing everything as if you were there.""This well researched dramatization of the Chicago serial killer, Henry Holmes, because it's based on actual events, isn't something that's always easily digestible; it sits in your gut and gnaws at your insides. It becomes part of your subconscious. You think of it long after you have laid the book aside. No punches are pulled to describe the horrendous crimes carried out by this cold hearted killer.""Hammott's writing is easy to read. He has a real knack for creating great descriptions of scenes, characters, and murderous action.""Absorbingly horrific. As if it were a plane crash that you just can't look away from, because you're intrigued as to how and what will happen next.""An absorbing read that will remain with you long after you've turned the last page.""The prose is very descriptive and emotive. It actually gave me quite an emotional kick in the gut when Holmes's murderous appetite focused on the children. No one was safe from this man.""As fascinating as it is shocking."