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H. H. Holmes

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Occupation

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Born in

Gilmanton

Born

May 16, 1861

Zodiac

Taurus

12,776

days lived

34

age at death

Born
May 16, 1861 in Gilmanton
Died
May 7, 1896 in Moyamensing Prison (aged 34)
ResidenceChicago
Zodiac
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Updated Aug 2026

About

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes and also known by the aliases Alexander Bond, Harry Gordon, J.A. Judson and Robert E. Phelps, was an American con artist and murderer active between 1891 and 1894. By the time of his execution in 1896, Holmes had engaged in a lengthy criminal career that included insurance fraud, forgery, swindling, three or four bigamous marriages, horse theft and murder. Known as the Beast of Chicago, the Devil in the White City or the Torture Doctor, he committed his most notorious crimes in Chicago around the time of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.

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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Leo♌︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for May 16, 1861

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1896
Day 12,775
Age 34

Death by Hanging

Confidence
96%
May 7, 1896

H.H. Holmes was executed by hanging at Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia.

1895
Day 12,583
Age 34

Convicted of Murder

Confidence
98%
Oct 28, 1895
1894
Day 12,238
Age 33

Arrested in Boston

Confidence
98%
Nov 17, 1894
Day 11,918
Age 32

Travels with Pitezel Family

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1894
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1892
Day 11,214
Age 30

Marries Georgiana Yoke

Confidence
96%
Jan 28, 1892

Holmes marries Georgiana Yoke while still married to Myrta Belknap.

Day 11,187
Age 30

Construction of 'Murder Castle'

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1892
1887
Day 9,361
Age 25

Opens Pharmacy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1887

Holmes opened a pharmacy near Chicago, marking a significant business venture.

1884
Day 8,265
Age 22

Graduates from University of Michigan

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1884

Holmes graduates from the University of Michigan Medical School.

1882
Day 7,535
Age 20

Attends University of Michigan

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1882

Holmes enrolled at the University of Michigan to study medicine.

1878
Day 6,258
Age 17

Marries Clara Lovering

Confidence
96%
Jul 4, 1878

Holmes marries Clara Lovering in Alton, New Hampshire.

Day 6,074
Age 16

Graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1878

Holmes graduates from Phillips Exeter Academy.

1870
Day 3,152
Age 8

Early Interest in Medicine

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1870

Showed early interest in medicine and anatomy as a child.

1861
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Herman Webster Mudgett

Confidence
96%
May 16, 1861

Herman Webster Mudgett (later H.H. Holmes) was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire.