H. H. Holmes: Master of Illusion

Courtroom footage is available for this story for license and/or purchase from the IN SESSION archives – click here.

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---Confession, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 12, 1896.

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---The Serial Killer Files. New York: Ballantine 2003.

CD-Rom of the H. H. Holmes case, Waterfront Productions, 2003.

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1. Swindler
2. Arrest
3. Putting on the Con
4. A Shift in the Tale
5. Matters of Deep Concern
6. Long Journey
7. The Girls
8. Discovery
9. Good Instinct
10. Land of Opportunity
11. The Castle
12. The Art of Persuasion
13. Close Encounters
14. In the Game
15. His Own Defense
16. Cleansing
17. Afflicted
18. Family Affairs
19. Deviant
20. His End
21. Holmes: The Movie
22. Photo Gallery
23. Bibliography