H. H. Holmes

American con artist and murderer (1861–1896)

Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861 – May 7, 1896), better known as Dr. Harry henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes and also known by the aliases Alexander Bond, Harry Gordon, J.A. Judson and Robert E. Phelps, was an American con artist and murderer active between 1891 and 1894. By the time of his execution in 1896, Holmes had engaged in a lengthy criminal career that included insurance fraud, forgery, swindling, three or four bigamous marriages, horse theft and murder.

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