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H.H. Holmes cheated his way through life.

Whether he was robbing graves or stealing horses,

he was willing to do just about anything to get ahead and make a little extra money while he was at it.

And that spelled disaster for Benjamin Pitzel, Holmes co-conspirator in a life insurance fraud scheme.

Because while plenty of Holmes crimes were white-collar schemes, there was also a far more

sinister violence side to him, and if lying didn't get him what he wanted, he was ready to take

more drastic measures.

People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end.

But you don't always know which part you're

on. Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon and we don't always get to know the real ending.

I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder True Crime Stories, a Crime House original.

Every Tuesday, I'll explore the story of a notorious murder or murders.

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