Forget the trapdoors, gas chambers, and two hundred victims. H.H. Holmes was a slick, restless con artist who lied to almost everyone he met and cheated almost everyone he did business with. Drawing on Adam Selzer's digging through court records and insurance files, we separate the man from the myth and follow the insurance scam that went horribly wrong.

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In August 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found dead in their Fall River home—a case that gripped the nation and remains unsolved. Their daughter Lizzie stood trial and was acquitted, yet the questions never faded. This podcast tells the story of what happened that morning and why the Borden case still fascinates more than a century later.

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In August 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found dead in their Fall River home—a case that gripped the nation and remains unsolved. Their daughter Lizzie stood trial and was acquitted, yet the questions never faded. This podcast tells the story of what happened that morning and why the Borden case still fascinates more than a century later.

Kindly follow my at Strange History Cafe and visit my sponsor CampfireShopp.com for all-natural supplements, candles, tea, and more.

I've written books about the Dakota, Ansonia, Friar Park, Tittenhurst Park, and more.