H. H. Holmes: A blotch on the White City: Period accounts of Herman W. Mudgett, America's first serial murderer

"God only knows, for I do not, how this man could do such a deed. Devils may know how he could do it, but it is beyond the ken of any human being with a heart to conceive." With those words, the prosecutor summed-up the sentiment of an entire nation aghast at the crimes committed at the so-called "castle" of Herman W. Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes, during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago where the alabaster-colored buildings earned it the moniker "White City." Here is assembled a collection of period accounts to help recreate the excitement and horror of the time; the trial and meted-out justice of America's first serial murderer.Updated.

Author: Chris Miksanek
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/19/2015
Pages: 126
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781499296365

About the Author
Chris Miksanek is a genealogy and urban history aficionado and has previously published books on topics including the histories of the Brooklyn Bridge and Elvis Presley's Graceland.

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