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Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer

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A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing builders to add pieces to his house that included pipes for pumping gas into bedrooms, a room built specifically to suffocate people, and a murder basement where he would strip the skin from his victims.

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What is Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer (2005) about?

A documentary about H.H. Holmes who was a famed serial killer in the late 1800s. He had a whole murder castle built specifically for that purpose. He spent nearly a decade hiring and firing builders to add pieces to his house that included pipes for pumping gas into bedrooms, a room built specifically to suffocate people, and a murder basement where he would strip the skin from his victims.

Who stars in Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer?

Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer stars James Garrett (Narrator (voice)), David Canter (Self - Criminal Psychologist), Joseph Kozenczak (Self (as Det. Joe Kozenczak)), Howard Markel (Self - Medical Historian), Liz Spikol (Self - Philadelphia Weekly). The film was directed by David Monaghan.

How long is Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer?

Murder Hotel: The Story of America's First Serial Killer has a runtime of 51 min and premiered in 2005.

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