History Daily With Francis Chappell Black

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Category: H.H. Holmes

H.H. Holmes, one of America’s first serial killers, is hanged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the murder of his one-time partner-in-crime Ben Pitezel. May 7, 1896.

May 7, 2024

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Category: H.H. Holmes

H.H. Holmes, one of America’s first serial killers, is hanged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the murder of his one-time partner-in-crime Ben Pitezel. May 7, 1896.