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The Murder Castle

The Murder Castle

★ 8.0/10•2017•45m•TV-14•Documentary•Crime
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H.H. Holmes builds a three-story hotel in Chicago where he tortures and kills an untold number of people visiting the city for the 1893 World's Fair.

Cruz Angeles · Director

Frederic J.A. Richter · Writer

Chris Schuessler · Writer

Patrick Rogers · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime45m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 28, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1 - A Place to StayE144m

A Place to Stay

By May 1893, Chicago's World's Fair is in full swing. Dr. H.H. Holmes welcomes visitors to his hotel, a block-long structure designed to lure young women into his clutches. Before long, he makes each mysteriously vanish, never to be seen again.

Oct 28, 2017

Episode 2 - Down the CellarE244m

Down the Cellar

Dr. H.H. Holmes, owner of Chicago's World's Fair Hotel, designed his entire Castle with murder in mind. But when forced to choose between wife and mistress, his next victim might not be his easiest.

Oct 28, 2017

Episode 3 - Fight or FlightE344m

Fight or Flight

Dr. H.H. Holmes is America's first serial killer. He built his Castle with stolen money and keeps business brisk with stolen bodies. But when detectives begin closing in, Holmes invents new scams...in order to fund his final escape from Chicago.

Oct 28, 2017

Actors

Shawn Parr

Shawn Parr

H.H. Holmes

Hugh Scully

Hugh Scully

Detective Geyer

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