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Zu Beginn der 1890er ermordet Henry Howard Holmes in Chicago mindestens neun Menschen, davon die meisten in seinem Hotel. Dieses hatte er nicht nur mit Geheimgängen, sondern auch mit einem Krematorium und vielen weiteren Besonderheiten ausgestattet. Ob Holmes – wie manche vermuten – sogar über 100 Menschen auf dem Gewissen hat, und was von seinen Verbrechen in die Popkultur eingeflossen ist, besprechen Nina & Katha in der neusten Folge des historischen True Crime Podcast „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“. **Triggerwarnung**: In dieser Folge werden Gewalt an Kindern und Abtreibungen thematisiert. **// Kapitel //** - 05:22 - Holmes geht ins Gefängnis - 07:10 - Frank Geyers Ermittlungen wegen Mordes - 12:56 - Die Chicagoer Polizei durchsucht Holmes Mörderhotel - 15:42 - Die Vorgeschichte des H.H. Holmes - 20:28 - Holmes kauft eine Apotheke - 27:30 - Holmes Hotel: Das "Castle" - 44:15 - Diskussion des Falles **// Folgt uns auf Instagram //** https://www.instagram.com/frueher.war.mehr.verbrechen/?hl=de **// Karte mit allen „Früher war mehr Verbrechen“-Tatorten //** https://bit.ly/2FFyWF6 **// Mail //**: https://linktr.ee/fwmv **// Kaffeekasse //**: https://ko-fi.com/fwmvpodcast GEMAfreie Musik von https://audiohub.de **// Quellen //** - ARTE KULTUR ERKLÄRT - FLICK FLACK: Das Schreckenshotel des Howard Holmes, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uri-DYu4j1Y - CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Diverse Ausgaben zwischen 1894 und 1895 (29. Juli, 18. August) - DAS BÖSE IM MENSCHEN – Der Fall Howard Holmes, ZDF True Crime Talk mit Sven Voss & Lydia Benecke, 2020 - DAS HOTEL DES TODES - Der Serienmörder von Chicago, ZDFinfo Dokumentation, 2017 - LARSON, E., The Devil in the White City, 2003 - L.A. TIMES, Exhumation confirms gravesite of notorious Chicago serial killer H.H. Holmes, SEP. 1, 2017, https://www.latimes.com/nation/ct-hh-holmes-gravesite-exhumed-20170901-story.html - LÜPKE, M. von: Bett, WC, Gaskammer: Das Mörderhotel des Henry Howard Holmes, Spiegel.de, 28.07.2015, https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/henry-howard-holmes-serienkiller-baute-mord-hotel-a-1044624.html

June is another topic theme month as we look into the minds and motives of some of America's most notorious serial killers. We start off the month by welcoming back Author Jeff Mudgett, great great grandson to America's first serial killer H.H. Holmes. We'll talk to Jeff about his startling discovery of his heritage to Holmes and his book written on the life and brutal murders of H.H. Holmes. About Jeff: Jeff Mudgett was living a normal life as a practicing attorney when at age 40 he was thrust into the most harrowing chapter of his life. Learning the facts about his ancestry plunged Mudgett into a full investigation about the forefather from which he unexpectedly learned he was descended, the infamous serial killer, H. H. Holmes. His book, Bloodstains, takes readers through history, perhaps learning more than they wished to know about the terror and horror Holmes (his great-great-grandfather, Herman Webster Mudgett) reigned down upon innocent victims during the late 19th century. Using the Holmes’ diaries, as depicted in the story, Jeff Mudgett gives us a glimpse into mysteries yet unsolved. For those who are not familiar with H. H. Holmes and his “Murder Castle” built during the construction of the World's Columbain Exposition in Chicago in 1893, Mudgett’s book, BLOODSTAINS, tells the story from a completely new angle, a personal history combined with methodical research into an ancestor no one would willingly claim. Herman Webster Mudgett was a swinder, a con man, a womanizer and, at his worst, H. H. Holmes, the most atrocious serial killer of all time. The success of BLOODSTAINS has been a phenomena for a self-published, first time author. Turning down offers from publishers, Mudgett decided to keep control of the book and the way the story was told – his acquaintance with the subject matter couldn’t be turned over to editors and publishers to change. BLOODSTAINS is Jeff Mudgett’s story and Jeff Mudgett’s book. www.bloodstainsthebook.com

Chicago, il sadico Herman Mudgett (conosciuto anche con lo pseudonimo di H.H. Holmes) si fa costruire una casa, piena di passaggi segreti e di stanze fabbricate per essere usate come nascondigli, che assomiglia molto ad un castello medievale. Nel 1893, in occasione dell'inaugurazione dell'Esposizione mondiale, affluiscono a Chicago numerosi visitatori in cerca di alloggio e Mudgett affitta le stanze della sua casa: spesso, deruba e, in molti casi, uccide le donne che pernottano nel suo «albergo».