HH Holmes “Murder Castle” Architect’s Diagram Discovered
I’ve been sitting on the above photo for quite a while, but now that advance copies of my book, HH Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil, are… Read more »
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Detective John W. Norton: From H.H. Holmes to Al Capone
Back when Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his second term as president, an old pickpocket named George Summers spoke to the Tribune about the old days. “You know what’s the… Read more »
The Murder Castle Sign Shop Kidnapping (updated!)
1896 new info at the bottom of the post! A few weeks ago, the Chicago Tribune posted a few 1930s-era photos of the H.H. Holmes murder castle from their archives online. All… Read more »
New H.H. Holmes “Murder Castle” photo found
Now and then someone will show me a “new” picture of the H.H. Holmes “Murder Castle.” They’re almost never real – there are plenty of buildings that looks similar to… Read more »
The Man Who Died in the Holmes Murder Castle: John DuBrueil, 1823-1891
Over the winter I went on a quest to catalog and document ALL of the HH Holmes sources I could find here in town that weren’t available online – lawsuit… Read more »
Murder Castle of HH Holmes Ebook EXPANDED!
Our first ebook, THE MURDER CASTLE OF HH HOLMES, has now been expanded to a FULL LENGTH book. Re-organized with tons of new info, new diagrams, and more to tell… Read more »
The Murder Castle “Ghost Audio”
It was about four months ago now that I went into the basement of the post office on 63rd street – the one built over a portion of the site… Read more »
The Murder Castle: Today (or: Good Grief, More HH Holmes) #2
So, is there anything left of the infamous H.H. Holmes “Murder Castle?” “The Holmes Castle” was a well-known building in Englewood well into the 20th century; contrary to popular belief,… Read more »