H.H. Holmes Part 1
Morbid
When Boston police arrested Dr. Henry Howard Holmes in a West End boarding house on November 17, 1894, they assumed they had apprehended an interstate criminal guilty of defrauding the Fidelity Insurance company of $10,000 and of being a horse thief in Texas. Holmes had been tracked to New England by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who had suspected him of other crimes in various cities across the country; yet even the most seasoned and creative detective couldn’t have imagined the horrific scope and magnitude of crimes he’d committed.
Thanks Dave for this magnificent synopsis!
Thanks to Care/of for being a sponsor of this episode. For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code MORBID50.
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
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Raw Description
<p>When Boston police arrested Dr. Henry Howard Holmes in a West End boarding house on November 17, 1894, they assumed they had apprehended an interstate criminal guilty of defrauding the Fidelity Insurance company of $10,000 and of being a horse thief in Texas. Holmes had been tracked to New England by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who had suspected him of other crimes in various cities across the country; yet even the most seasoned and creative detective couldn’t have imagined the horrific scope and magnitude of crimes he’d committed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Dave for this magnificent synopsis!</p><p><br /></p><p><em>Thanks to Care/of for being a sponsor of this episode. For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to </em><a href="http://takecareof.com/" target="_blank"><em>TakeCareOf.com</em></a><em> and enter code MORBID50.</em></p> <p><p>Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)</p><p>Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)</p><p>Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley</p><p>Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally</p><p>Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
When Boston police arrested Dr. Henry Howard Holmes in a West End boarding house on November 17, 1894, they assumed they had apprehended an interstate criminal guilty of defrauding the Fidelity Insurance company of $10,000 and of being a horse thief in Texas. Holmes had been tracked to New England by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who had suspected him of other crimes in various cities across the country; yet even the most seasoned and creative detective couldn’t have imagined the horrific scope and magnitude of crimes he’d committed.
Thanks Dave for this magnificent synopsis!
Thanks to Care/of for being a sponsor of this episode. For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code MORBID50.
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)
Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)
Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley
Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally
Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Raw Description
<p>When Boston police arrested Dr. Henry Howard Holmes in a West End boarding house on November 17, 1894, they assumed they had apprehended an interstate criminal guilty of defrauding the Fidelity Insurance company of $10,000 and of being a horse thief in Texas. Holmes had been tracked to New England by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, who had suspected him of other crimes in various cities across the country; yet even the most seasoned and creative detective couldn’t have imagined the horrific scope and magnitude of crimes he’d committed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Dave for this magnificent synopsis!</p><p><br /></p><p><em>Thanks to Care/of for being a sponsor of this episode. For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to </em><a href="http://takecareof.com/" target="_blank"><em>TakeCareOf.com</em></a><em> and enter code MORBID50.</em></p> <p><p>Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)</p><p>Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)</p><p>Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley</p><p>Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally</p><p>Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>