H.H. Holmes: The Truth Behind the Murder Castle

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong dives into one of America’s creepiest tales: the mysterious H.H. Holmes and his “Murder Castle.” In this Halloween episode, Candice walks us through Holmes’ murders and the castle’s lore to separate fact from fiction.

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0:09.0	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. Please be advised.
0:18.0	In 1893, a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival was held in Chicago.
0:36.0	The fair also known as the World's Columbian Exposition or more commonly as the Chicago World Fair ran for six months and hosted over 27 million people.
0:52.0	Over 46 nations participated in the event and the spectacle helped show the world that Chicago had recovered from the great fire that had destroyed most of the city only 22 years earlier.
1:08.0	Technical advances and modern, well at the time, marvels were introduced there.
1:15.0	The first voice recording, elevators, the zipper and cracker jacks, just to name a few.
1:26.0	The fair also showcased the first ever Ferris wheel. It was 264 feet high and featured 36 gondolas that were capable of holding up to 60 people each, equalling a total capacity of 2160 people.
1:48.0	This was undoubtedly one of the biggest draws to the fair.
1:56.0	Two days before the end of the fair, Chicago's very popular mayor was killed by a political rival.
2:06.0	The city was so shocked that they canceled the Ferris closing ceremonies.
2:13.0	But even with all those events, there is only one story and for the world of true crime, only one iconic location that is spoken about from this period of time.
2:28.0	That location was a large three story building on the corner of 63rd Street and Wallace in Chicago.
2:39.0	The structure itself was not particularly intimidating, but the name itself could send chills up and down your spine.
2:50.0	It was called the Murder Castle.
2:54.0	Its moniker spoke to nightmares and to the promise of dark and horrible things.
3:02.0	But sometimes promises are broken and sometimes castles are just buildings in a city.
3:12.0	But almost always, serial murderers are monsters.
3:24.0	Hello, I'm Hannah.
3:26.0	And we are the hosts of a Red Handed, a weekly true crime podcast.
3:30.0	Every week on Red Handed, we get stuck into the most talked about cases.
3:34.0	But we also dig into those you might not have heard of, like the Nephiles Royal Massacre and the Nithory Child Sacrifices.
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