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    to their death. Henry H. Holmes did terrible things, from tricking people to killing them, but the intelligence behind his actions is what kept him from getting caught for so many years. Herman Webster Mudgett was born on May 16, 1861 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. As a child, Herman was bullied, at one point being forced to touch a skeleton in a doctor 's office (hhholmes.weebly.com). Herman was very intelligent from a young age. He began to dissect both living and dead animals. After graduating

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    killings. Studies show that children’s most formative years are from birth to age five. Born as Herman Webster Mudgett on May 16, 1861, Holmes showed signs at a very early age of great intelligence. He was raised as a Methodist in the small town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire. His father, Levi Mudgett, was a violent alcoholic. This sort of upbringing with a brutal father like Holmes had is one of the many influences in Holmes’s childhood that shaped him into the kind of person he would soon become. Holmes

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    “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.” This quote was in the confession of Dr. H.H. Holmes when he was caught in 1896. These words are very chilling due to the fact that this man is believed to had killed up to 200 people and not only thinks that he couldn’t help himself but in some ways compares himself to an artist. Holmes’ gruesome murders still inspire ideas in modern day society, such as T.V

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    and subsequently sold to black markets and universities. Holmes, like so many other serial killers, had a troubled childhood. Dr. Holmes was born to Levi Horton Mudgett and Theodate Page Price, under the original name of Herman Webster Mudgett, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in 1861. His family was affluent, and he was considered very privileged for his time. He was also a very bright child who quickly surpassed his classmates academically. Despite his studiousness, Holmes lived a troubled life. His father

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    Webster Mudgett, otherwise known as HH Holmes, had a different approximation of why he should move to the city. HH Holmes was perhaps the most intelligent and deadly serial killer due to countless acts of successful insurance scams and murders. Gilmanton, New Hampshire welcomed a new citizen on May 16, 1861 by Levi Mudgett and Theodate Price who named their son Herman

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    built a hotel that he dreamed about known as the “Murder Castle.” After H.H Holmes got caught in the act, he had to deal with the consequences. Holmes started off with in elementary school. Herman Webster Mudgett was born on May 16, 1861, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Holmes was born into a wealthy family. His insight was developed at a very young age. (H.H. Holmes Biography)When his classmates discovered that he feared doctors, they forced him to stand in front of a human skeleton in a doctor’s

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    boys dream of a haunted house with different passageways, walled-up rooms and trap doors. The beautiful architectural building built across the street from a pharmacy, where Holmes worked as a doctor. Holmes Early life started out, May 16, 1961 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He was raised in a devout methodist family.Although Holmes was very intelligent in his early ages, he was bullied as a child. Which also caused him to find the love of medicine and the human body. When he was young he would dissect

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    H.H.Holmes was America's first serial killer. He grew up in Gilmanton , New Hampshire. His real name is Herman Webster Muddget. He lived with his mom and two sisters . He was a middle child of his siblings and he was a mama's boy. He was born May 16, 1861. H.H. Holmes killed dozens of people who lived in New Hampshire. The college he went to was the University of Michigan . Holmes was jealous of the rich kids and he complained about how tuition for college as not cheap. His plan to pay

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    H. H. Holmes A. Introduction: On May 16, 1861 Herman Webster Mudgett was born. His home town was Gilmanton, New Hampshire and he soon would become the notorious Dr. H.H. Holmes, Americas’ first Serial Killer. He was a small white male born into a devout Methodist family. Holmes’ mother Theodate Page Price forced strict religious studies while his father, Levi Horton Mudgett handed out the harsh, strong discipline. Holmes had one brother and sister. B. Intelligence, Social achievement

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    school, he was often bullied by his other classmates. In one instance, he was the victim of extensive bullying. Eventually in 1867, his classmates threw a dead body on top of holmes. After graduating high school in 1877, he obtained his diploma from Gilmanton academy. When Holmes was in the university of Michigan, he was briefly expelled from the school, for stealing a corpse here and there. It's widely believed he performed dissections at home. He later graduated from that same university, and obtained

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