Movie
H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
Overview
Torture chambers, acid vats, greased chutes and gassing rooms were just some of the devices of death designed by the Torture Doctor, H.H. Holmes in his castle of horrors. Follows Holmes' entire life as a criminal mastermind.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-10-26
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Genres
- Crime, Documentary, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Waterfront Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tony Jay as Narrator (voice)
- Willy Laszlo as H.H. Holmes
Crew
- John Borowski - Director
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