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H. H. Holmes: The story of America's forgotten serial killer

From trapdoors to a secret hanging chamber, we reveal the details of the infamous murder castle.

Unusual Jack The Ripper Suspects

Most bizarre theories put forward about the true identity of the Ripper.

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Could Jack the Ripper have been HH Holmes?

One left a string of victims in the streets of Victorian Whitechapel, the other operated a sadistic house of horrors thousands of miles away in the US. Could they be the same person?

American Ripper in London

American Ripper in London

Was Jack The Ripper an American? Could America’s first serial killer, H.H. Holmes, actually be the infamous ripper?