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Behind the walls of H.H. Holmes' "World's Fair Hotel" waited trap doors, gas chambers, and a basement of acid vats — and more than a century after the Murder Castle burned, something still lingers at 63rd and Wallace.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HHHolmesHotelREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57djvd7fFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: It's one of the most infamous and macabre subjects of Chicago history – it even served as inspiration for TV's “American Horror Story: Hotel”. It's what has become known as “The Murder Castle” where serial killer H.H. Holmes committed his monstrous crimes. But even today, Holmes continues to terrify… in spectral form. (H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel And Lingering Haunting) *** A woman tries to save the soul of her daughter, believing her to be possessed… but her solution to drive out the demon was to murder her daughter using a holy crucifix. (Murder By Crucifix) *** What's worse than proclaiming yourself to be a supernatural being and starting your own cult? How about telling your followers you are God so you could do drugs and have sex with teenage girls? It's the disturbing true story of the cult called “The Group”. (Theodore Rinaldo – The Drug Cult Rapist) *** Shrunken heads – believe it or not, they are real. And some tribal peoples create them even today – from real human heads. But why do it at all? We'll look at the reality behind shrunken heads, the reason they are created… and even how they are created. (The History and How of Shrunken Heads) *** A terrifying series of paranormal activities invade a family's home in Wales. (The Swansea Entity) *** Tenome is a Japanese Urban Legend about a blind man who was robbed and murdered. His dying wish? To have eyes on his hands so he could see. (The Seeing Hands of Tenome) *** Unsolved mysteries are intriguing simply because they are unsolved. That's why we are so fascinated by stories of people disappearing without a trace. But one man's disappearance is so bizarre, so weird, that upon hearing the story you'll be scratching your head wondering what the heck you just heard. (The Strangest Disappearance at Sea in History) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:27.539 = Show Open00:04:09.416 = H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel and Lingering Haunting00:22:02.613 = The Seeing Hands of Tenome ***00:25:29.843 = The Strangest Disappearance at Sea In History00:36:31.904 = Murder By Crucifix ***00:42:31.316 = The Swansea Entity00:52:22.872 = The History and How of Shrunken Heads ***00:58:56.160 = Theodore Rinaldo: The Drug Cult Rapist01:05:34.000 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Swansea Entity” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pt262t4“Murder By Crucifix” by Inigo Gonzalez for Ranker's Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4h6mjabw“The Strangest Disappearance at Sea in History” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nsrhjdew“Theodore Rinaldo – The Drug Cult Rapist” by Matthew Lavelle for Ranker's Unspeakable Times:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yx2hmzus“The Seeing Hands of Tenome” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4dnxee6“The History and How of Shrunken Heads” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4wdznwwc“H.H. Holmes' Hellish Hotel and Lingering Haunting” from Chicago Hauntings: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pvthp98(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: November, 2021This episode of Weird Darkness moves from the haunted ground of H.H. Holmes' Chicago Murder Castle to a flesh-eating Japanese yokai, a millionaire's impossible vanishing at sea, an Oklahoma exorcism that ended in murder, a violent Welsh poltergeist, the real-world practice of shrinking human heads, and the Washington State drug cult led by a man who claimed to be God.It opens in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, where Herman W. Mudgett — better known as H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer and the inspiration for the Hotel Cortez in American Horror Story: Hotel — built his three-story "World's Fair Hotel" at 63rd and Wallace to prey on visitors to the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The building held sixty rooms riddled with trap doors, hidden staircases, gas chambers, and a basement furnished with a dissecting table and vats of acid and lime. Holmes confessed to 27 murders before his hanging in Philadelphia on May 7, 1896, though some historians put his victim count at 200 or more, and the strange deaths that followed his execution — a poisoned forensics expert, a suicidal prison superintendent, a priest beaten to death in his own churchyard — fed talk of a Holmes curse for decades. The site was never excavated, and employees at the Englewood post office built beside the old Castle property still report stacking chairs, a singing woman no one can find, and apparitions on the grass where the hotel once stood. Even Holmes' own descendant, Jeff Mudgett, author of Bloodstains and the figure behind the History Channel's American Ripper, walked out of that basement a changed man.From there the episode crosses to Japan and the legend of Tenome, a blind old man robbed and beaten to death in a field who returned as a vengeful yokai with eyes on the palms of his hands. First recorded in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, the creature hunts graveyards and open fields by scent, feeds on fresh human bones, and inspired the Pale Man of Pan's Labyrinth. The segment ends with the Kyoto tale of a young man who hid from the Tenome inside a locked temple chest — and was found afterward as an empty sack of skin, his bones sucked out through his flesh.Next comes the 1931 disappearance of Hisashi Fujimura, the Japanese-born silk millionaire who vanished from the Red Star liner Belgenland somewhere between Halifax and New York on the night of August 13. Fujimura had told a friend he feared gamblers would follow him aboard, his mistress Mary Reissner was registered under a false name as a governess, and his bank account had dropped from over $333,000 to $2.65 in five months. The ship's captain saw him talking to an unseen person at 2:45 a.m.; by morning his bed was unslept-in and his seven-year-old daughter was alone in the stateroom. Federal investigators closed the case without answers, a dust-free wallet bearing his name later surfaced in an empty Manhattan flat, and Fujimura was declared legally dead in 1938 — leaving murder, suicide, accident, and a staged escape all equally possible.The darkness turns domestic with the 2016 killing of 33-year-old Geneva Gomez in Oklahoma City, beaten to death by her own mother, Juanita Gomez, who claimed she was performing an exorcism to drive Satan from her daughter. Juanita punched Geneva repeatedly, forced a crucifix and religious medallion down her throat, then arranged the body in the shape of a cross with a wooden crucifix on her chest. A forensic psychologist concluded she was feigning incompetence, the insanity plea collapsed, and in January 2018 a jury needed only 20 minutes to convict her of first-degree murder and recommend life without parole.The episode then travels to Rhondda Street in Swansea, Wales, where in 1965 Marcia and David Howells, their two small children, and Marcia's grandmother endured a poltergeist that began with choking sensations in the night and escalated to bottles flying off mantelpieces, rooms ransacked in minutes, the gas stove turning itself on, and a double bed found hurled on top of the baby's empty cot behind a barred door. Police, reporters, and a priest all came to the little house; the only room ever left untouched was the grandmother's. The family finally moved out, the activity stopped, and no tragedy in the home's history was ever found to explain it — leaving psychokinesis, spirit attachment, and Marcia's own verdict, a demon, on the table.From haunted houses the show turns to a practice that is grimly real: the shrunken heads, or tsantsas, of the Jivaro people of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. Warriors severed the heads of slain enemies in the belief that shrinking them enslaved the victim's vengeful spirit, then boiled the skin free of the skull, packed it with hot stones and sand, blackened it with charcoal ash, and sewed the lips shut to seal the spirit inside — reducing a human head to a third of its size. Genu

On this classic episode of Unknown Origins Radio, we interview Jeff Mudgett, author of the book Bloodstains, where he reveals he is descendent of infamous 1800's serial killer HH Holmes. Not only did Holmes murder up to 200 people, but Jeff presents compelling evidence that Holmes may have also been Jack the Ripper. Jeff would eventually go on to have his own show on the History Channel entitled American Ripper. Hosts are Mark Johnson, Bruce Pearson and Irene Allen-Block.Original Air Date: August 27, 2015.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support.

Who was the American Ripper? How many people died at his hands? What on earth is a 'murder castle'? Anthony and Maddy head down a rabbit hole on the hunt for a man who is as much myth as real life monster.Edited by Tom Delargy, Produced by Stuart Beckwith, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code AFTERDARK sign up now for your 14-day free trial http://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=afterdark&plan=monthlyYou can take part in our listener survey here.

Something is spooky in the Windy City, Creep Street! Dylan chats with author, historian and tour guide Adam Selzer about all things creepy in Chicago! Adam is the founder of Mysterious Chicago, and has been featured on various television programs such as American Ripper, Mysteries at the Museum, and Haunted History. He is also the author of over 20 books including H.H. Holmes: The True Story of the White City Devil. Go to MysteriousChicago.com to find out all that Adam is up to! Citizens of the Milky Way, prepare yourselves for Interview with Adam Selzer of Mysterious Chicago!

On today's episode of The BS, we discuss how Bailey finally bought his mom a car, we find out how he put the car salesman on tilt while negotiating the car sale, and we get another Mexico Moment with Nate! Next, we talk to sportscaster and host, Chris Rose! He tells us how he got the BattleBots job, working in the sports world, his thoughts on Damar Hamlin situation, and what kind of people participate in Battlebots! Tune in as he hosts the new season of BattleBots on Discovery, Thursdays at 8pm! Later we talk about the Jack the ripper show (American Ripper), the insane Netflix doc called Don't Pick up the Phone, and Bailey's teaching his daughter a lesson! All that and more on today's episode of The BS! #BetterThanRadio For daily ad-free content, become a subscriber of The BS today: WWW.PODCASTTHEBS.COM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-bailey-show/message

History Channel's “American Ripper” and “Ghost Adventures'” host investigator, acclaimed author of 'Bloodstains', Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great-Grandson, JEFF MUDGETT, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com!!  Originally aired – 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:)

Check out these links for more details on today's episode: H.H. Holmes: The Victims of Chicago's First Serial Murderer - Biography H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia Murder Castle - H.H. Holmes, Chicago World's Fair & Layout - HISTORY Subscribe, follow and review us! It really helps us keep bringing you stories like this!Follow Us: @therealcrimepodcastQuestions? Email Us at Therealcrimepodcast@gmail.comJoin our Patreon! The Real Crime Podcast is creating Stories to detail how wild the Real Estate Industry can be! | PatreonSubscribe, follow and rate us on itunes, spotify, goodpods and whereever you listen!Episode written by Christina Van De WaterEpisode Editing by Christina Van De WaterCo-Hosted by Christina Van De Water & Kristen VarneyHate Ads?? Support the show on patreon. Support the show

We're all too familiar with the story of notorious serial killer H. H. Holmes. At the same time Holmes was killing, so was another... Jack the Ripper. Could it be the two are, in fact, one in the same? We sit down with Jeff Mudgett, star of History Channel's "American Ripper" and also the great-great grandson of H. H. Holmes and hear his compelling evidence linking the two murderers together.Become a PATRON and help us to make content and go crazy places: https://www.patreon.com/evppodcast Connect with us on social media: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpS_7TZj8aq1Pzst7ljG6wINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/everythingvaguelyparanormal/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/everythingvaguelyparanormal TWITTER: https://twitter.com/evppodcast

Keanu Reeves' recent exit from the “The Devil in the White City” project has added to the long list of problems plaguing the upcoming Hulu miniseries based on serial killer H. H. Holmes. But what's the true story behind Holmes, his killings, and the notorious Murder Castle?  That's the focus of this lively interview with Adam Selzer, Chicago historian, author of H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil, blogger, podcaster, and tour guide extraordinaire! How many murders did Holmes actually commit, and what was his motivation? Is there any credence to the “Holmes Curse”? What behind-the-scenes insights does Adam share from his experience on the show “American Ripper”? And what was the Murder Castle really like? Be sure to catch this fascinating interview to hear all this and so much more! Adam Selzer, author of H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil and other books/projects can be found at www.mysteriouschicago.com Note: Break Music "Ghost Town" composed by Rafael Krux and purchased on FreePD.com #Chicago #HHHolmes #MysteriousChicago #MurderCastle #JacktheRipper #ScandalWaterPodcast #TuesdayTea #Spooktober

On Fridays we do a show just for horror fans. Updates and news on Ezra Miller, The Daily: Inside the Adolescent Mind, and Mr. Harrigan's Phone. This week: Prey, The Bye Bye Man, Orphan: First Kill, H.H. Holmes the American Ripper, and The Wailing, plus our very own trivia game Horror Facts with Cath. Website: https://www.terrortalkpodcast.com Community Membership: https://www.patreon.com/terrortalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrortalkpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkTerror/ Music by Mannequin Uprising --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/terrortalk/message

Alaina is back and scarier than ever, like seriously hold the scary spice, lady. Today she brings us the case of Gerard John Schaefer who killed an estimated 34 young women. He used his power and one time status as a police officer to lure these young girls into “going away” with him on some kind of great adventure but would then bring them into the woods and do some of the the most unimaginable and depraved things before brutally murdering them. Unfortunately many of his victims have yet to be found.Check out these great sources!American Ripper by Patrick KendrickMost Notorious Episode 193 with Patrick KendrickImageSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this latest episode we go into a discussion of when horror meets real life and talk about some real life disorders that have inspired some horror movies. We also discuss serial killers, specifically H. H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper, and a documentary of sorts that we watched that was pretty interesting called American Ripper. Give it a listen and tell us what you think! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/horrorifix/message

This week Scott takes us back in time to the late 1800s in Chicago to complete the team's telling of the crimes of the infamous H.H. Holmes. This is part 2 of a 2 part series. Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965 Sources: “The Murder Castle” (2017) – Prime Video “The Devil In the White City” by Erik Larson (2004) “The Beast of Chicago” by Rick Geary (2003 - Graphic Novel) “H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil” by Brad Selzer (2019) “H.H. Holmes: The Life of the American Ripper” by Hourly History Series (2018) “Expo: Magic of the White City” (Gene Wilder) on YouTube “The Real H.H. Holmes: Ages of Murder” on YouTube (2019) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimeoneasystreet/support

This week Scott takes us back in time to the late 1800s in Chicago to begin the team's telling of the crimes of the infamous H.H. Holmes. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965 Sources: “The Murder Castle” (2017) – Prime Video “The Devil In the White City” by Erik Larson (2004) “The Beast of Chicago” by Rick Geary (2003 - Graphic Novel) “H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil” by Brad Selzer (2019) “H.H. Holmes: The Life of the American Ripper” by Hourly History Series (2018) “Expo: Magic of the White City” (Gene Wilder) on YouTube “The Real H.H. Holmes: Ages of Murder” on YouTube (2019) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimeoneasystreet/support

History Channel's “American Ripper” and “Ghost Adventures'” host investigator, acclaimed author of 'Bloodstains', Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great-Grandson, JEFF MUDGETT, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com!!  Originally aired – 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:)

History Channel's “American Ripper” and “Ghost Adventures’” host investigator, acclaimed author of 'Bloodstains', Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great-Grandson, JEFF MUDGETT, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com!!  Originally aired – 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:)  

Herman Mudgett, whose alias was H.H. Holmes, is believed to have been the first serial killer in America, potentially responsible for as many as 200 murders in the late 19th century. Around the same time, Jack the Ripper famously killed at least five people on the streets of London. On The American Ripper series, Jeff Mudgett -- Holmes' great-great-grandson -- tries to prove a controversial theory that Holmes and Jack the Ripper were the same person. Mudgett has spent 20 years researching his ancestor, and he uses that information, combined with 21st-century science and technology, to team with former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to launch an investigation that could solve one of history's biggest cold cases.

History Channel's "American Ripper" and "Ghost Adventures'" host investigator, acclaimed "Bloodstains" author, Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great-Grandson, JEFF MUDGETT, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com!!  Originally aired -- 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:)

History Channel's "American Ripper" and "Ghost Adventures'" host investigator, acclaimed author of "Bloodstains', Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great-Grandson, JEFF MUDGET, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com!!  Originally aired -- 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:)

Former CIA officer and author Amaryllis Fox discusses her book Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA with NPR’s special correspondent Melissa Block. Amaryllis Fox is a writer, television host, public speaker, and former CIA officer. Fox’s memoir, Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA, examines her ten years hunting the world’s terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter. Fox has covered current events and offered analysis for CNN, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. She is the co-host of History Channel’s series American Ripper and the host of the Netflix documentary series The Business of Drugs. Melissa Block was the host of All Things Considered on NPR for many years. She now brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting as special correspondent and guest host to NPR’s news programs. She has earned some of the top honors in broadcast journalism. Her reporting has taken her everywhere from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to the heart of Rio de Janeiro; from rural Mozambique to the farthest reaches of Alaska and Sichuan, China.

Episode 164 - Amaryllis Fox. Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Amaryllis Fox. Following her CIA career in the field, AMARYLLIS FOX has covered current events and offered analysis for CNN, National Geographic, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and other global news outlets. She speaks at events and universities around the world on the topic of peacemaking. She is the cohost of History's TV series American Ripper and lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter. Amaryllis Fox was in her last year as an undergraduate at Oxford studying theology and international law when her writing mentor Daniel Pearl was captured and beheaded. Galvanized by this brutality, Fox applied to a master's program in conflict and terrorism at Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, where she created an algorithm that predicted, with uncanny certainty, the likelihood of a terrorist cell rising in any village around the world. At twenty-one, she was recruited by the CIA. Her first assignment was reading and analyzing hundreds of classified cables a day from foreign governments and synthesizing them into daily briefs for the president. Her next assignment was at the Iraq desk in the Counterterrorism center. At twenty-two, she was fast-tracked into advanced operations training, sent from Langley to "the Farm," where she lived for six months in a simulated world learning how to use a Glock, how to get out of flexicuffs while locked in the trunk of a car, how to withstand torture, and the best ways to commit suicide in case of captivity. At the end of this training she was deployed as a spy under non-official cover--the most difficult and coveted job in the field as an art dealer specializing in tribal and indigenous art and sent to infiltrate terrorist networks in remote areas of the Middle East and Asia. "Life Undercover" Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586385/life-undercover-by-amaryllis-fox/ "The Business of Drugs" on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80199963 Photo Credit: Jesse Stone Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode. The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund. Please visit our website for more information: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! To donate, click here: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/donate/ Please visit this page for information where you can listen to our podcast: thecuriosityhourpodcast.com/listen/ Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language. The Public Service Announcement near the beginning of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners.

Ashley and Jess discuss the docuseries American Ripper and explore the theory that H. H. Holmes and Jack the Ripper are one and the same. Ashley offers up some of the main claims she identified from watching the series before she and Jess compare these points with what they know about the cases. If you have story requests reach out to us at StudyingScarletPodcast@gmail.com-----------Our Links:Facebook link - StudyingScarletPodcastTwitter - StudyScarletPodInstagram - StudyingScarletPodcastTeepublic - StudyingScarlet

Dead Zone Paranormal RE-PLAY with Author of BLOODSTAINS and Co-Host of the History Channels AMERICAN RIPPER, Jeff Mudgett.

FearScape is back with a very special ALL-NEW EPISODE! The Spooky Crew is joined by Jeff Mudgett, the Great Great Grandson of America's First Serial Killer and owner of the Murder Castle, H.H. Holmes. Jeff is the author of Bloodstains and star of History Channel's docuseries, American Ripper in which he finds links between his ancestor and the infamous Jack the Ripper of London! The boys talk to Jeff about his experience during his time researching and his experience on American Ripper! He also gives us an update on where his research has taken him since the show. This week’s Listener Story comes from a woman from Kentucky named April and is portrayed by Tricia Murphy. Tune in now and make sure to hold those blankets extra tight as Stefan & Josh take you deep into... the FearScape! Listen every Wednesday on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Just search FearScape! #JeffMudgett #HHHolmes #MurderCastle #SerialKiller #ClaraLovering #AmericanRipper #Bloodstains #Chicago #Murder #Fraud #Author #HistoryChannel #JackTheRipper #London #DearBoss #SaucyJack #PodNation

True crime detailed account of a serial killer who was also a law enforcement officer. SHOW NOTES: Amazon order page: https://www.amazon.com/American-Rippe... Author website: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/pa... All podcasts are available on my website: https://victoracquista.com/, multiple download platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3O5...) and so on. Just search for my name, Victor Acquista, or Podfobler Productions. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and tell your friends. We also have a FaceBook page for PODFOBLER PRODUCTIONS where all the episodes are archived for discussion and comments. (https://www.facebook.com/podfoblecrea...). Also check out my Amazon author page for a variety of fiction, nonfiction books and short stories: https://www.amazon.com/Victor-Acquist... Sound bites courtesy freesound.org

Jeff Mudgett, a lawyer and former Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, claims that his great-great-grandfather, H.H. Holmes was, in fact, Jack the Ripper. Mudgett bases his assertions on the writings in two diaries he inherited from Holmes which detail Holmes's participation in the murder and mutilation of numerous prostitutes in London. Mudgett also states that the man that died in the public hanging that took place on May 7, 1896 was not Holmes, but rather a man that Holmes tricked into going to the gallows in his place. These shocking twists to the well-known murderous stories of Holmes and Jack the Ripper are detailed in Mudgett's book, Bloodstains and can be seen in the HISTORY's eight-part series, American Ripper. https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Mudgett/e/B004UCDJMU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1589099669&sr=8-1

Known as the American Ripper, the first and most prolific serial killer, and the architect of the Hotel of Horrors, Hotel Hell, The Killing Castle, The Murder Mansion, and many others, H.H. Holmes was a murderous deviant doctor with a sick drive for blood. Or was he just a white collar criminal who's cunning breadcrumbs finally caught up to him? And what about his connection to Jack The Ripper? Listen as the Ladies of Scarlet discuss Dr. H.H. Holmes and his half decade of destruction during Chicago's boom in the late 18th Century. Sources: America Ripper from The History Channel Wikipedia New England Historical Society Murderpedia All That's Interesting H.H. Holmes America's First Serial Killer Documentary This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Support this podcast

At age 40 California attorney Jeff Mudgett is stunned to learn a gruesome family secret; his great-great-grandfather was Herman H. Mudgett a.k.a Dr. H. H. Holmes the man considered to be America's first "serial killer." Obsessed with learning more Jeff follows a bloody trail of hidden clues and historical facts which will hopefully strengthen his case and prove his theory that Holmes had travelled to England to commit the "Jack the Ripper" murders. Jeff teams up with a top-notch crime detective who will help link these two sinister historical characters together by connecting century-old clues with modern day methods of investigation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AMERICAN RIPPER, Part 4 of our Jack The Ripper series features an exclusive interview with Jeff Mudgett, host of AE/History Channel's recent 8 episode documentary on the life and crimes of Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, serial killer, and evidence that their research team has complied that they believe links HH Holmes to the Ripper murders in London. Mudgett discusses his challenges in writing the book "Bloodstains", which inspired the show, as well as the life and crimes of his great-great grandfather, HH Holmes, whose body count from his murder palace hotel in Chicago in 1893 and that of his mistresses and associates will never be fully known, as Holmes tended to incinerate most of his victims. Mudgett also discusses what it was like working with the History Channel teams in the making of the special.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History Channel's "American Ripper" / "Ghost Adventures'" host investiator and acclaimed author of "Bloodstains", Chicago's 'Murder Castle' H.H. Holmes' Great-Great Grandson, JEFF MUDGETT, archived show with The Ghost Host Sophia Temperilli on LiveParanormal.com archived show!!  Originally aired -- 9/23/2017.  ENJOY:) 

Poor black women are turning up dead around Atlanta. Police are baffled, and local newsrooms begin speculating that there's a homicidal maniac operating on the outskirts of Georgia's booming railroad town.Months Covered in This Episode: 1-6 (of 56)***Subscribe to the Catlick Vault and browse merch at http://catlick.com.****** Catlick on Instagram: http://instagram.com/catlickpodcast ****** Catlick on Twitter: http://twitter.com/catlickpodcast ***

What a FASCINATING conversation we had w/ MR. JEFF MUDGETT, the GREAT-GREAT GRANDSON of America's FIRST & perhaps most NOTORIOUS SERIAL KILLER, H.H. HOLMES! AUTHOR of "BLOODSTAINS," Jeff has such a UNIQUE and PERSONAL perspective into this fascinating and HORRIFYING chapter of AMERICAN HISTORY.  CO-STAR of HISTORY CHANNEL'S "AMERICAN RIPPER," Jeff also provides a strong case that HOLMES was also JACK THE RIPPER!  We also talk about Jeff's moving and powerful PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE that changed his view on the AFTERLIFE...All of this and SO MUCH MORE, do not miss this one! 

Jeff Mudgett is the great-great grandson of America’s first serial killer, Herman Webster Mudgett, also known as H.H. Holmes. Jeff is the author of Bloodstains and starred in History Channel’s American Ripper which investigates the theory that H.H. Holmes was Jack the Ripper. Mudgett joins Crime Redefined to tell his story and share new evidence that calls into question the conclusions reached in American Ripper.  Hosted by Dion Mitchell and Mehul Anjaria.  A Zero Cliff Media production.

Jeff Mudgett, author and co-host of American Ripper, returns to update us on what’s going on in the H.H. Holmes case and his continuing investigation into his great great grandfather’s possible identity as Jack the Ripper. Jeff reveals the latest … Continue reading →

Alysa’s friend, Haley, visits the podcast to talk about the first serial killer of America, H.H. Holmes, and how the story of the “Beast of Chicago" and his “Murder Castle” feels more like fiction rather real life. They talk about the timeline of his crimes, why these crimes happened, his nine confirmed victims, and the theory that he’s also Jack the Ripper. All sources are located in show notes and any images will be posted on Instagram. Email Alysa! Tell her all about the case that has stuck with you! = fataliteaspod@gmail.com Follow Fataliteas on Social Media! Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/fataliteaspod/  Instagram = https://www.instagram.com/fataliteaspod/  Twitter = https://twitter.com/fataliteaspod  Fataliteas Theme Song! SuZen Marie and Jeffrey Lynn / Contact: martinihill3@gmail.com Drinks from this Episode! Twinings Beauty & the Beast Tea = https://www.twiningsusa.com/our-products/tea-types/lemon-and-ginger Stash English Breakfast Tea= https://www.stashtea.com/products/english-breakfast-decaf-black-tea-bagged Mug from this Episode!  Chicalookate= https://www.chicalookate.com Media Discussed or Recommended! American Ripper = https://www.history.com/shows/american-ripper The Beast of Chicago (discovered online after the recording)= https://www.amazon.com/Beast-Chicago-Murderous-Treasury-Victorian/dp/1561633658 Big Little Lies= https://www.hbo.com/big-little-lies Claws (TNT)= https://www.tntdrama.com/shows/claws Clue the Movie = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDDdeHtrxfA Cult of Domesticity Podcast= https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cult-of-domesticity/id1287864688 The Cutaways Podcast= https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cutaways-podcast/id1018986461  Dane Cook Exaggeration Bit= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI5qC2IOdZM  The Devil in the White City (book)= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_White_City The Devil in the White City (Hulu)= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959300/ Game of Thrones= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ Harry Potter Series= https://harrypotterbooks.scholastic.com Lost= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/  Mindhunter (book)= https://www.amazon.com/Mindhunter-Inside-Elite-Serial-Crime/dp/1501191969 Mindhunter (Netflix)= https://www.netflix.com/title/80114855 My Favorite Murder= https://www.myfavoritemurder.com Nancy Drew (the books Alysa is talking about)= https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/067174674X/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=&sr= Outlander = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(TV_series) Saved by the Bell= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096694/ Stiff (Mary Roach)= http://maryroach.net/stiff.html Timeless= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5511582/ Veronica Mars= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412253/ When You See Us= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3F9n_smGWY Women’s World Cup Schedule= https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/schedule Sources from this Episode! https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/may/15/true-crime-victorian-fiction https://harpers.org/archive/1943/12/the-master-of-the-murder-castle/ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/ https://the-line-up.com/hh-holmes http://project.haleyjensson.uwgb.org/psychology/ https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/hh-holmes https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims  https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castle  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/h-h-holmes-tests-confirm-serial-killers-body-in-grave-124868/ https://www.history.co.uk/shows/american-ripper-in-london/articles/was-hh-holmes-really-jack-the-ripper

HORROR HOOKUP: Chicago's own ADAM SELZER! Adam Selzer is an author and historian that has spent over a decade running hundreds of tours per year for companies such as Chicago Hauntings, Shoreline Sightseeing, and Weird Chicago. Early in his career, he began fact-checking the stories commonly told on such tours and found that they were a mess! With painstaking research, he rebuilt the stories he was telling from the ground up, spending hours poring through reels of microfilm, piles of paper from the legal archives, and drawers full of long-forgotten photos and documents. This gave him material to make his tours at Mysterious Chicago different from any others. With years of practice, his tours are the most entertaining in town, often showcasing the humor that he used in his acclaimed novels for Random House and Simon and Schuster, including JUST KILL ME, PLAY ME BACKWARDS, and the cult favorite I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT. He is the author of several books, such as Ghosts of Chicago (Llewelyn 2013), Flickering Empire: How Chicago Invented the US Film Industry (University of Columbia Press 2015), The Smart Aleck’s Guide to American History (Random House 2015), Ghosts of Lincoln (Llewelyn 2015), and, of course the Mysterious Chicago book, released in 2016 by Sky Horse, who also published his mammoth HH HOLMES: THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE WHITE CITY DEVIL. He regularly appears on TV shows, including American Ripper (four episodes), Mysteries at the Museum (five episodes), Haunted History, Monumental Mysteries, Hotel Secrets and Legends, Dark Places, and more. Learn more about Adam at www.adamselzer.com!

Located less than 100 miles apart, the rivalry between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan has been going strong for decades. Football, basketball, hockey…serial killers? In their super-sized first episode, Jenn and Dani pit evil against evil in a battle for the title of MVP (Most Vile Psycho), with input from a very special guest- author and star of the History Channel's American Ripper Jeff Mudgett, a direct descendant of America's first serial killer.Cases: H.H. Holmes, Donald Gene MillerGuest: Jeff MudgettSupport the show (http://patreon.com/sodeadpodcast)

American Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce-que-c'est and Logging Beer-vers? Tune in as Grace and Beth look into the American Ripper a.k.a HH Holmes, and The Black Donnelly's. East Coast Studio www.eastcoaststudio.ca Bradley Parsons www.trainsoundstudio.com

Joining B-Hux, Big Ed and I this coming Memorial Day at 7pm Eastern is the star of the hit History Channel show “American Ripper” and author of Bloodstains Jeff Mudgett.  Jeff is the Great-Great Grandson of America's 1st Serial Killer H.H. Holmes who built the Murder Castle in Chicago Illinois.  But Jeff has been doing research that he believes proves his GG Grandfather was also the infamous Serial Killer Jack the Ripper. Join us as we delve into whether Holmes just very well might be the Jack the Ripper as well.  This is a show fans of American/World history and the Paranormal don't want to miss.   www.liveparanormal.com

AMERICAN RIPPER, Part 4 of our Jack The Ripper series features an exclusive interview with Jeff Mudgett, host of AE/History Channel's recent 8 episode documentary on the life and crimes of Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as H.H. Holmes, serial killer, and evidence that their research team has complied that they believe links HH Holmes to the Ripper murders in London. Mudgett discusses his challenges in writing the book "Bloodstains", which inspired the show, as well as the life and crimes of his great-great grandfather, HH Holmes, whose body count from his murder palace hotel in Chicago in 1893 and that of his mistresses and associates will never be fully known, as Holmes tended to incinerate most of his victims. Mudgett also discusses what it was like working with the History Channel teams in the making of the special.  

Herman Mudgett, whose alias was H.H. Holmes, is believed to have been the first serial killer in America, potentially responsible for as many as 200 murders in the late 19th century. Around the same time, Jack the Ripper famously killed at least five people on the streets of London. In this series, Jeff Mudgett -- Holmes' great-great-grandson -- tries to prove a controversial theory that Holmes and Jack the Ripper were the same person. Mudgett has spent 20 years researching his ancestor, and he uses that information, combined with 21st-century science and technology, to team with former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox to launch an investigation that could solve one of history's biggest cold cases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ripper Confidential. London, England. In this bonus episode, Aaron interviewed Ripper researcher Tom Wescott about his latest book, Ripper Confidential. Before we got to the book, I wanted to ask him questions related to the History Channel series, American Ripper. For anyone unfamiliar with it, the premise is that Jack the Ripper was actually H. W. Mudgett, a.k.a. H. H. Holmes. Is there evidence to support this theory? Ripper Confidential, using the latest available research materials, gives us a clearer picture of the Ripper's attacks, possible survivors, witness statements, as well as the evidence left at the crime scenes. What was the Ripper's modus operandi? How many victims can we say that he had? Are we any closer to learning his true identity?

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David starts out “Family Histoire News” with a disturbing story out of New York where the Department of Health wants to make a few changes concerning access to records. Hear what they would like to do. Then, a century after the fact, a World War I submarine’s wreckage has been found in water near Belgium. David will tell you what is known about it. Next, a pair of World War II soldier twins celebrate their 99th birthdays! Who are they and what’s their story? David has the details. Finally, it’s a strange tail from Laguna Beach, involving a wedding, a camera, and a rogue wave. Wait until you hear the twist! David’s Blogger Spotlight this week shines on Mags Gaulden’s site, GrandmasGenes.com/blog.   Next, Fisher visits with writer Jeff Mudgett. At around the age of 40, over twenty years ago, Jeff learned from his grandfather that his second great grandfather was a man known to the world as H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer. Jeff has spent years researching his paternal line ancestor. His book Bloodstains goes through it all. Jeff recently hosted a series on the subject on History called “American Ripper.” Hear what Jeff has to say and why he believes that H. H. Holmes was also “Jack The Ripper!”   Next, Preservation Authority Tom Perry takes questions on broken cassette tapes and what one New York man should really be looking for in a home movie transfer.   That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!

UPDATE on H. H. Holmes with new information brought to light in the course of the show American Ripper.  

Tonight's episode delves into the mystery of Chicago's latest paranormal legend, a kick ass show on History Channel called American Ripper, and covers the perfect gift for the GoT fan in your life.  Deidre and I also discuss the origins of the show's name and how we each see, and work with, the higher forces in the Universe!

Noir novelist and Radio Free Dystopia co-host Toby Ball is back -- and may never come on the pod again after Sarah D. Bunting subjected him to American Ripper and H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer. Is Holmes just too tough a subject for documentaries to cover effectively? Did the creators miss opportunities to explore new angles on The Devil In The White City's already well-told tale? And why must Ripperologist crackpots insist that famous people are also "Saucy Jacky"? All this and much laughing at wretched re-enactments on the latest TBP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Special Guest: Toby Ball.

Join us for a terrifying, stunning episode of After Hours AM/The Criminal Code — True Crime with hosts Joel Sturgis, Eric Olen, and secret weapon, forensic psychologist Dr. Clarissa Cole — as we reveal exclusive details about HISTORY’s new American Ripper with series star and H.H. Holmes descendant Jeff Mudgett. Jeff will join usTop of hour 2; at hour 1, Clarissa will unearth the week’s most compelling and odd True Crime headlines. In HISTORY’s new eight-part series American Ripper, which premiered last night and runs Tuesdays at 10pE/P, the great-great-grandson of Chicago serial killer H.H. Holmes, Jeff Mudgett, is determined to prove a mind-boggling theory: that H.H. Holmes and Britain’s notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper, were the same man. In addition, Mudgett leads an investigation that secured permission to exhume the presumed body of H.H. Holmes for DNA testing to determine whether he pulled off the ultimate con, escaping the gallows to lead a second secret life. Herman Mudgett, alias H.H. Holmes, was one of America’s first serial killers, rumored to have claimed as many as 200 lives in the late 19th century. A con man, opportunist and evil genius, the crowning achievement of his dark deeds was the construction of a building later dubbed the Murder Castle: a hotel on Chicago’s south side that he engineered to be a factory of death, complete with a gas chamber, dissection room, trap doors and a basement furnace to destroy any trace of his sinister work. Nearly simultaneously, a still-unidentified murderer known as Jack the Ripper was terrorizing prostitutes on the grim streets of London’s Whitechapel district. From the moment 20 years ago when Mudgett’s world was shaken at the revelation that he was the descendant of H.H. Holmes, he became obsessed with acquiring information about his ancestor. Through extensive research, he began to believe the