Episode 104: H.H. Holmes & The Murder Castle, Part I

***SKIP TO 5:43 TO GET TO THE STORY!*** “I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing. I was born with the evil one standing as my sponsor beside the bed where I was ushered into the world, and he has been with me since.” -H.H. Holmes In part one of this two part special, Nat and Aly explore the man known as America’s First Serial Killer: H.H. Holmes. As one of the greatest con artists of his century, it's impossible to know just how much of Holmes is part of his act. Somewhere between the countless lies and twisted truths, there is a man haunted by his past and doomed by his future. Join us on this dark tour inside the mind behind the infamous Murder Castle. Try not to get lost as we try to untangle the facts from the fiction...you never know what might be lurking in the dark waiting to dissect you. Other Important Stuff: Get us something from our Amazon Wishlist! amzn.to/3KGTyc5 Buy Our Merch: www.letsgethaunted.com Donate to our stupid show: ko-fi.com/dogmomusa venmo @natstrawn OR paypal.me/natstrawn Buy Venterra Farms CBD Products: www.venterrafarms.com & use code “HAUNTED15” at checkout for 15% off Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] — Theme song by: Steven Suptic Creepy Doll Song: Michael Byrnes @mikeyblaster on ig Dark Piano Song: Michael Byrnes @mikeyblaster on ig Royalty free music used in this episode: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music provided by "Vivek Abhishek" https://www.youtube.com/user/VivEKhsi... Music used : "The Other Side." originally composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" https://youtu.be/mzh3vHGAca0 Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VivekEKhsihbA/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivek.abhis... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music used : "The Witch" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/e98rnOEZzQw SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/DQQmmCl8crQ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources for today’s episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ Parcast Podcast -“Serial Killers” Episode “H.H.Holmes” Pt 1: Herman Webster Mudgett” https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/h-h-holmes-ddcde46f-ec0f-4266-b921-6b245c01c97c https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham https://biographics.org/americas-first-serial-killer-h-h-holmes/ https://murderousroots.com/episodes/episode-4-murder-castle https://murderousroots.com/episodes/episode-4-murder-castle https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/ct-serial-killer-white-city-flashback-1026-20141025-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy_in_the_19th_century https://www.phillymag.com/things-to-do/2015/08/12/leonardo-dicaprio-serial-killer-philly/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/hh-holmes-hotel https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/englewood-post-office https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/615676?imagelist=1#full-images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices