Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

James Garrett as Narrator (voice)

James Garrett

Narrator (voice)

David Canter as Self - Criminal Psychologist

David Canter

Self - Criminal Psychologist

Joseph Kozenczak as Self (as Det. Joe Kozenczak)

Joseph Kozenczak

Self (as Det. Joe Kozenczak)

Howard Markel as Self - Medical Historian

Howard Markel

Self - Medical Historian

Liz Spikol as Self - Philadelphia Weekly

Liz Spikol

Self - Philadelphia Weekly

Beth Pitezel as Self - Grandaughter of Victim

Beth Pitezel

Self - Grandaughter of Victim

Brenda Pitezel as Self - Grandaughter of Victim

Brenda Pitezel

Self - Grandaughter of Victim

H.H. Holmes as Self (archive sound)

H.H. Holmes

Self (archive sound)

Production Companies

David Monaghan Productions
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Barcud Derwen