SERIAL KILLER: H. H. Holmes Pt. 1
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 712 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
H.H. Holmes is one of America's most notorious serial killers. But before the murders, there were the scams. In this episode, Vanessa and Dr. Engels trace Holmes's dark path from a childhood fascination with death to medical school grave robbing, a mysterious building full of trapdoors, and a dangerous partnership with fellow conman Benjamin Pitezel. As the two hatch an elaborate life insurance fraud scheme, the line between crime and something far more sinister begins to blur.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Crime House. |
| 0:11.2 | One of life's greatest challenges is finding someone you can trust, a true partner you can put |
| 0:18.4 | total faith in, no matter what. For Benjamin Pitzel, that person was Dr. |
| 0:24.9 | Henry H. Holmes. As a side note, many people have pronounced Benjamin's last name as either |
| 0:30.4 | Pitezel or Pitezel, but for this episode, we'll keep it as Pitezel. After they met in |
| 0:36.2 | 1889, their friendship was rock-solid. Benjamin trusted |
| 0:40.4 | Holmes in every aspect of his life, especially when it came to committing crimes together. |
| 0:46.5 | But as the saying goes, there's no honor among thieves. And Benjamin learned that lesson the hard way. |
| 0:54.2 | Because H.H. Holmes was no run-of-the-mill criminal. |
| 0:57.9 | He was a serial killer. |
| 1:00.5 | And no one around him was safe. |
| 1:04.5 | The The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:17.8 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:21.5 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:24.9 | This is serial killers and murderous minds, a crimehouse original. |
| 1:29.3 | I'm Vanessa Richardson. And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. Tristan Ingalls. Every Monday and Thursday, |
| 1:35.7 | we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. |
| 1:40.8 | Crimehouse is made possible by you. Follow serial killers and murderous minds and |
| 1:45.9 | subscribe to Crime House Plus on Apple Podcasts for ad-free early access to each two-part series. |
| 1:53.1 | Before we get started, be advised that this episode contains descriptions of murder. Please |
| 1:58.4 | listen with care. Today we begin our deep dive into the dark and twisted |
| 2:03.5 | tale of H.H. Holmes, one of the most notorious serial killers in history. Holmes was a doctor |
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