Most Terrifying Things About America’s First Serial Killer

Maybe He Was There…

While this might lead you to believe that Buckley is actually Jack the Ripper, there is still some evidence that shows that H.H. Holmes may have been in London himself. Despite his inclination to lie on census reports, there are some records that show Holmes had a residence in Whitechapel.

Around the time of the murders, there was even a complaint filed against him after he tried to sell a corpse to a local hospital, as he and Buckley were prone to do to make quick cash. Due to the nature of Jack the Ripper’s murders, authorities concluded that the killer had to have extensive medical and anatomical knowledge, which of course, Holmes did. If Holmes was the Jack the Ripper murderer, it would truly be one of the craziest and most grotesque stories of one of the most prolific serial killers in history. However, would he have really been able to make it all the way to London?