Movie Description
Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer
(2005)Overview
A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing builders to add pieces to his house that included pipes for pumping gas into bedrooms, a room built specifically to suffocate people, and a murder basement where he would strip the skin from his victims.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Monaghan
- Writer : David Monaghan
- Cast : James Garrett,David Canter,Joseph Kozenczak,Howard Markel,Liz Spikol,Beth Pitezel,Brenda Pitezel,H.H. Holmes
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Self - Criminal Psychologist
Self (as Det. Joe Kozenczak)
Self - Medical Historian
Self - Philadelphia Weekly
Self - Grandaughter of Victim
Self - Grandaughter of Victim
Self (archive sound)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleMurder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer
Status Released
Release Information
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2005-10-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 51m
Production CompaniesDavid Monaghan Productions,ITV-West,Barcud Derwen
Genres
- Documentary
