Full name: H. H. Holmes: The Life of the American Ripper

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H. H. Holmes' story has become one of legend. Holmes committed his crimes at a time in history where the idea of murdering on a mass scale was just being introduced to the world through the actions of Jack the Ripper. Unlike Jack the Ripper though, Holmes' motives were clear; he killed out of greed, convenience, and curiosity. Inside you will read about: - Herman Webster Mudgett, the Medical Student - Settling in Chicago - Murders in the Mansion - The World's Deadliest Fair - Suicide or Murder - America's First Serial Killer - And much more! Fueled by an intense desire for money, Holmes sought the fastest way to make money with the least amount of effort possible. Throughout his life he would commit devastating murders for money, properly earning him the title of America's first serial killer. Similar books: Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin Who Murdered Chaucer? by Terry Jones The Spy's Son by Bryan Denson The Map Thief by Michael Blanding The Year of Fear by Joe Urschel Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese Archie and Amelie by Donna M. Lucey The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. Tyson The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer Dark Horse by Kenneth D. Ackerman Manson by Jeff Guinn The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry American Lightning by Howard Blum The Bloody Countess by Valentine Penrose The Wright Brothers by David McCullough Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester