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Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:59 PM Jul 2012

Just as a point of information, Not the first Mass Killer named Holmes.. [View all]

This one is H.H.Holmes.
He was also meticulous in his planning. Read his bio ( Many know of him]...
Be warned..it isn't pretty..Some say he killed over 200..but that was in 1893.
During the Chicago World's Fair..

If you want to know more...
Larson, Erik (2003). The Devil in the White City. Crown. ISBN 978-0-609-60844-9.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

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Just as a point of information, Not the first Mass Killer named Holmes.. [View all] Stuart G Jul 2012 OP

well that was seriously creepy DURHAM D Jul 2012 #1

I knew about this guy for a long time. Stuart G Jul 2012 #2

It won't offend me, my middle name is "Wayne" arcane1 Jul 2012 #3

Like John Wayne Gacy? Poiuyt Jul 2012 #6

This is the first time I've ever heard of a serial killer with a profit motive arcane1 Jul 2012 #4

Get really to be grossed out. Two or more examples. I remember the first. He changed our habits: freshwest Jul 2012 #5

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