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H.H. Holmes was an American serial killer active in the late 19th century, often associated with a specially constructed building in Chicago known as the “Murder Castle.” He used the structure to facilitate a series of murders, many of which remain difficult to fully document. Holmes was eventually arrested and confessed to multiple killings, though the exact number of victims remains debated. He was executed in 1896, and his case remains one of the earliest and most infamous examples of serial murder in the United States.
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