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John Bartlow Martin

Best Article Crime

The Master of the Murder Castle

On H.H. Holmes “an old hand at corpse manipulation and insurance fraud,” who built a house of death in 1890s Chicago.

John Bartlow Martin Harper's Dec 1943 Permalink

Crime

The Master of the Murder Castle

The story of H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer.

John Bartlow Martin Harper's Dec 1943 25min Permalink