Herman Webster Mudgett

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf serial killer
gptkbp:activeYears 1886-1894
gptkbp:alias gptkb:Dr._H.H._Holmes
gptkb:H.H._Holmes
gptkbp:analyzes law enforcement
multiple unsolved cases
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Chicago
the 1893 World's Fair
the concept of the 'Murder Castle'
gptkbp:bornIn May 16, 1861
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Holy_Cross_Cemetery
gptkbp:chargingTime death penalty
multiple counts of fraud and murder
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:convictedOf murder
gptkbp:court gptkb:Chicago
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired true crime literature
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:television_series
films and documentaries
gptkbp:description charming and manipulative
gptkbp:diedIn May 7, 1896
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:famousFor the 'Murder Castle' hotel
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the first documented serial killers in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herman Webster Mudgett
gptkbp:influenced modern criminal psychology
gptkbp:influencedBy the medical field
the rise of urban crime
gptkbp:inspiration financial gain
gptkbp:inspiredBy the concept of the 'perfect crime'
gptkbp:knownFor being one of America's first serial killers
his elaborate murder schemes
his elaborate trapdoors and secret rooms
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for horror stories
gptkbp:linkedTo various disappearances
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent insurance fraud
arrest in 1894
gptkbp:notableFor murdering numerous victims
gptkbp:occupation doctor
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Murder_Castle
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Gilmanton,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:H.H._Holmes
gptkbp:services estimated 20-200
gptkbp:spouse Myrtle Mudgett
gptkbp:subject numerous books
gptkbp:technique poisoning