{ "item_title" : "Holmes' Own Story", "item_author" : [" Jd Crighton", "Herman W. Mudgett "], "item_description" : "A fascinating look into the mind of one of America's first serial killersWho was H. H. Holmes, the killer made famous in the Devil in the White City?Did he build a 'Murder Castle' to lure victims into secret rooms, vaults, and gas chambers and to prey on Chicago's World's Fair travelers?In Holmes' Own, you will discover:HH Holmes 1895 memoir written by Holmes while he awaited trialMoyamensing Prison diaryConfession of twenty-seven murders of men, women, and children (1896)Judgement day with Holmes' death by hanging at Moyamensing PrisonUnusual concrete burial at historic Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, PennsylvaniaHolmes planned reincarnationPhiladelphia Detective Frank P. Geyer interview about Holmes' plan to murder Georgiana Yoke, his third wifeMrs. Benjamin Pitezel interview after Holmes' executionSources, Illustration Credits, Bibliography, Notes, and IndexBonus - 87 rare historical illustrations with Herman Webster Mudgett's (Holmes) birth and death certificatesTable of Contents:List of IllustrationsTo the ReaderPART ONE: HOLMES' OWN STORYHandwritten StatementHolmes' PrefaceHolmes' Own StoryMoyamensing Prison Diary AppendixPART TWO: CONFESSED 27 MURDERSThe Tale of the Greatest Criminal in HistoryMurder 1: Dr. Robert LeacockMurder 2: Dr. RussellMurders 3, 4: Mrs. Julia L. Connor, Daughter, PearlMurder 5: RogersMurder 6: Charles ColeMurder 7: LizzieMurders 8, 9, 10: Mrs. Sarah Cook, Baby, NieceMurder 11: Miss Emeline CigrandThree Unsuccessful Attempts of Triple MurderMurder 12: Miss Rosine Van JassandMurder 13: Robert LatimerMurder 14: Miss Anna BettsMurder 15: Miss Gertrude ConnerMurder 16: Miss Kate DurkeeMurder 17: Mr. WarnerMurder 18: Rogers, A Young EnglishmanMurder 19: A Female BoarderMurders 20, 21: Minnie and Nannie WilliamsMurder 22: Unknown Chicago ManMurder 23: Baldwin WilliamsMurder 24: Benjamin F. PitezelMurder 25: Howard PitezelMurders 26, 27: Alice and Nellie PitezelAttempted Murder of Mrs. Pitezel, Two ChildrenConclusion of ConfessionStatement from Detective GeyerPART THREE: LIED THEN DIEDJudgment Day - Thursday, May 7, 1896Concrete Burial - Friday, May 8, 1896Holmes' Reincarnation?Illustration CreditsBibliographyNotesIndexAvailable in eBook, Paperback, Large Print Paperback, and HardcoverDon't miss out on this historical book. Add Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied Then Died to your library today", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/94/610/001/1946100013_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "14.95", "online_price" : "14.95", "our_price" : "14.95", "club_price" : "14.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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