The Night At The Corner Of A Street - 1686 Words

In Chicago, Illinois, an expansive hotel stands gloriously at the corner of a street. Civilians crowd around it, looking for a place to stay as they visit the incredibly popular World s Fair. They are greeted by an attractive young man, who beckons a select few inside and offers them rooms to stay for the night. These unknowing guests make their way up to their supposed rooms, and are befuddled at first by the strange structure of the hallways. Paying no mind to this abnormality, they enter their rooms and rest for the night, yet they do not wake up the next morning. Other guests find themselves locked in a brick room with nothing in it, and slowly starve to death while visions of their families and lives fade before their eyes. Some are†¦show more content†¦His victims were killed and tortured in various gruesome ways, and their corpses were used in grotesque experiments and subsequently sold to black markets and universities. Holmes, like so many other serial killers, had a troubled childhood. Dr. Holmes was born to Levi Horton Mudgett and Theodate Page Price, under the original name of Herman Webster Mudgett, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire in 1861. His family was affluent, and he was considered very privileged for his time. He was also a very bright child who quickly surpassed his classmates academically. Despite his studiousness, Holmes lived a troubled life. His father was an abusive alcoholic, despite being a strict Methodist. If home life was not bad enough, Holmes suffered severe bullying in school, due to the other students’ jealousy of his intelligence. Mudgett possessed an abnormal amount of morbid curiosities involving the human body, which led him to attend medical school at a young age. Soon after, he traveled around the United States, and settled in Chicago, Illinois. The transition to Chicago marked the start of a new life for Mudgett, who introduced himself as the now infamous â€Å"H.H. Holmes†. Holmes did not begin his li fe anew to better himself, but rather to perform acts of murder and treachery. Due to his intelligence and cunning mannerisms, Holmes was aware that he must be careful, and carry about his plans with caution. He received a job at Elizabeth S. Holton’s Drugstore, and became the store