Previously: The Jack Froese Emails. (CW: Homicide, photos. The photos aren't graphic, but they might be disturbing to some.) Serial murders and the killers who commit them have a tendency toward Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Redhead Murders, The Bible Belt Strangler, And The Inexact Art Of Identifying Serial Murder
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Mini-Post: “The Library Kills” & The Serial Killer Narrative
(CW: Violence against women.) Hello, Gentle Readers! I’m traveling again, which means longform content is postponed ‘til next week; a Most Dangerous Game will go live on Wednesday as usual, Continue Reading > about Mini-Post: “The Library Kills” & The Serial Killer Narrative
The Remains In H. H. Holmes’ Grave Have Been Identified, Finally Proving That He Didn’t Fake His Death After All
A quick and, happily, definitive update to the “H. H. Holmes’ body is being exhumed” story we’ve been tracking for the past few months: The test results are in, and we can now conclusively say that H. Continue Reading > about The Remains In H. H. Holmes’ Grave Have Been Identified, Finally Proving That He Didn’t Fake His Death After All
Guess What Researchers Found When They Dug Up H. H. Holmes’ Grave?
So, hey, remember back in May when we learned that the body of serial killer H. H. Holmes was going to be exhumed? Well, we know what the researchers found now… sort of. There’s still work to be done, Continue Reading > about Guess What Researchers Found When They Dug Up H. H. Holmes’ Grave?
The Body Of Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Will Be Exhumed, Laying To Rest Whether The Devil In The White City Faked His Own Death
I’m a little late to the party on this one, but it’s too good to pass up, so here we are: A team of researchers is about to exhume the body of H. H. Holmes. Holmes, whose real name was Herman Webster Continue Reading > about The Body Of Serial Killer H. H. Holmes Will Be Exhumed, Laying To Rest Whether The Devil In The White City Faked His Own Death
Unresolved: The Servant Girl Annihilator of Austin, Texas
Previously: The Taman Shud Case and the Somerton Man. Since the publication of Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City, the name of H. H. Holmes has his status as America’s first serial killer Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The Servant Girl Annihilator of Austin, Texas