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Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer

Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer (2005)

0 | 17 Oct 2005 | Documentary

A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing builders to add pieces to his house that included pipes for pumping gas into bedrooms, a room built specifically to suffocate people, and a murder basement where he would strip the skin from his victims.

Featured Crew

David Monaghan Writer
David Monaghan Director
Chris Lawrence Editor
Llywelyn Owen Cinematography
Haydn Denman Cinematography

Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer (2005) Cast & Crew

James Garrett
James Garrett
Narrator (voice)
David Canter
David Canter
Self - Criminal Psychologist
Joseph Kozenczak
Joseph Kozenczak
Self (as Det. Joe Kozenczak)
Howard Markel
Howard Markel
Self - Medical Historian
Liz Spikol
Liz Spikol
Self - Philadelphia Weekly
Beth Pitezel
Beth Pitezel
Self - Grandaughter of Victim
Brenda Pitezel
Brenda Pitezel
Self - Grandaughter of Victim
H.H. Holmes
H.H. Holmes
Self (archive sound)

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