When someone thinks of a serial killer, the first though is some homeless bozo out on the street, looking to kill off a young girl and take her money and possessions. They imagine them to be antisocial and awkward, with an obvious danger factor. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Most serial killers would be impossible to tell apart from the everyday person. They are usually well dressed and eloquent, with an outstanding ability to charm anyone and everyone to their whim. This was certainly true in the case of H.H. Holmes. Who everyone thought to be an outstanding gentleman who owned a world renowned hotel, was actually the one of the first serial killers to walk the earth, and most certainly the first in America. Not only was he among the first, he is also of the most deadly. With 9 confirmed kills, 27 confessions, and over 200 suspected murders, he is certainly worth talking about. On May 16, 1861, the town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire was blessed with a privileged child named Herman Webster Mudgett. He was always thought of as a peculiar child. He was overly intelligent, and expressed an extreme interest in the science of medicine. It is rumored that when he was a child, he would do experimental procedures on animals that he found in his backyard. He became increasingly interested in …show more content…
It was three stories tall, and more rooms than anyone will ever know about. It was designed to be a confusing maze full of twist and turns, and no one but Holmes himself actually knew their way around it. As it was being built, he would hire a construction crew, have them build a certain part of the castle, and then fire them -often without pay. He would then start the process again with a new crew. He did this so that there was not a single person in the world that could navigate the mansion. Being three stories tall and a full block long, it was impossibly easy to get lost in, which was what lead many of his victims to their