Most Terrifying Things About America’s First Serial Killer

Holmes Murdered His Victims in Numerous Ways

Holmes murdered his victims a number of different ways, but they all ended up in the same place. His hotel was a cacophony of terror – why choose one way to kill? From the way he constructed his murder hotel it is clear that Holmes truly delighted in terrifying and torturing his victims.

Holmes would start by luring victims into his labyrinth of murder. He would then track their movements with silent alarms and the like. Actually, if it wasn’t such a terrifying place it would almost be an impressive feat. Sometimes he would play a game of cat and mouse, watching them get lost in the series of staircases and doors to nowhere, and sometimes he’d be a bit more kind and let them die immediately of asphyxiation or hang them in his hanging chamber. In some cases, he’d trap his victims in a chamber and let them die of starvation and thirst.