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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Chicago: The Darkness of H.H. Holmes

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 β€’ 992 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

I have so many questions about Holmes and we are sure you do too, so we will be answering some of them. Let's start with Why Did Holmes Kill Pitezel? Holmes had written to Mrs Pitezel from prison just before she was released and the letter included the phrase [quote] we never quarreled [end quote] Well, this is Holmes we are talking about, so it won't come as any surprise I am sure, that what he wrote was pure fiction. Find us online. Support the show by joining our Black Label by becoming a Patron on Patreon. Black Label can also be subscribed to on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook. Hosted by Shane Waters. You can find his history podcast Hometown History here. Find Foul Play: Crime Series on all podcasting outlets here. Episode Sponsors: Find your inner detective --Download June's Journey free today on the Apple App Store or Google Play! Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

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1:00.0

I have so many questions about homes, and I'm sure you do too.

1:15.0

I have so many questions about Holmes, and I'm sure you do too.

1:30.4

So in this episode, we'll try to answer some of them.

1:34.0

Let's start with why did Holmes kill Pytzel?

1:37.4

Holmes had written to miss Pytzel from prison just before she was released, and the letter

1:41.8

included the phrase, quote, we never quarreled, while this is Holmes we're talking about.

1:48.5

So it won't come as any surprise, I'm sure, that what he wrote was pure fiction.

1:54.0

In fact the pair had argued around July 1894, just two months before Pytzel was murdered.

2:01.3

Pytzel was fed up of his life of crime with Holmes.

2:04.3

He was getting old, he was tired, and he was done with the scamming and scheming, and

2:09.8

wanted to retire to a quiet life with his family.

2:13.9

But he wasn't going to go empty handed.

2:17.0

He claimed that he had an interest in the world's fair hotel, and that property in Fort

2:21.5

Worth was actually held in his name.

2:24.5

Well okay, in the name of his alias, Benton T. Lyman, so in his head it was very simple.

2:31.1

He would get paid while he was owed, and then him, carry, and their five children would

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