Serial Killers In The Chicago World Fair By H. Holmes

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The criminal career of H.H. Holmes is more than the murder hotel that true crime tourists wish they could see. He committed insurance fraud, adultery, and defrauding investors. He truly is a piece of work. Additionally, Holmes had nothing else to say. No one could have imagined a serial killer carrying out his crimes in the backyard of one of the most joyful human events ever, the Chicago World Fair. An analysis of this man's life shows that any person that has been abused cannot be expected to make good choices. Before examining Holmes’ story, understanding exactly what a serial killer is is important to understand. These killers are people who kill out of misguided desires to satisfy their own prejudices. Holmes followed down this path as …show more content…

Someone like this can sway the mood of anyone in his favor, while maintaining a mask that hides true intentions. The hotel, nicknamed the castle, is a good metaphor for this. “The Castle was a symbolic representation of Holmes himself: disturbing and distorted on the inside, yet prosperously elegant on the outside.” To say that another way, the hotel is an extension of Holmes himself. A tool for him to appear completely disarmed, only to turn into a monster. When the guests entered they saw lavish decorations, but in the basement dissected bodies and bones were all over the place. Through this entire course of the events, one can make so many connections with how things look good on the outside, but are bad on the inside. The fair had H.H. Holmes as its bogeyman and the elegant hotel had a basement for dissections. The process Holmes did in his murders really shows how much of an organized serial killer he was. Homes would take them up to their room and lock them inside soundproof rooms as they were being filled with gas. It is a fairly quick process and the average person would not expect it to happen to …show more content…

This shows that Holmes is satisfying his desires, but cognitive enough to take financial opportunities. Remembering that Holmes was a criminal as well as a serial killer helps researchers understand his story and so does with most criminals. Their story has an end. The fanfare that the Chicago World's Fair created left with the fair. However, the investors continued to ask questions and give their lawyers more freedom to go after Holmes. Facing the prospect of losing money and getting caught with incriminating evidence. Holmes makes the first decision that ultimately leads to his arrest. He flees Chicago with Benjamin Pitizel, a long-time business partner, and his kids to continue making money. It is a little ironic that he would flee just as he had done nine years prior to avoid problems. Only this time, Holmes is bringing people along for the ride. Why would Holmes bring such a group of people to an enterprise? Keep in mind what crimes Holmes is accused of besides murder, life insurance fraud. He and Pitezel concocted a plan to fake Pitizel death and claim the insurance money, but instead Holmes killed Pitezel and the kids before claiming the

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