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Hh Holmes Impact On Society
Born Herman Webster Mudgett, but more commonly known as H. H. Holmes, was a normal child but went through some memorable events that turned him into the genius and curious man he was. As Holmes grew up, he started manipulating people in order to get what he needs to progress in his life and he’d also use different alias so he wouldn’t be caught under the same name. He would most commonly sqam people or usually women into getting life insurance so once they’re gone, he could claim the money and add it to his fortune. Also, this is how the murderous man came out of him and started taking over.
Holmes really didn’t have a set goal but if it were to say if he did have one it’d probably be to go by in life without being notice for the many crimes he has committed. Holmes did so go unnoticed because of his charms and good looks that the ladies adored and that made them swoon over him just by one glance. This is one of the many reason’s Holmes manipulated women more than he did men. Though, Holmes was able to sweet talk anyone of both genders because he just had a way with words that made him seem trustworthy and believable. It could be
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Holmes was so determined to get as much money as possible that he built a hotel during the World’s Columbian Exposition. He was a very intelligent for doing this because he built his hotel fairly close to the exposition knowing that people would want to stay at his hotel because it was only a short walk from the hotel to the fair. Holmes’s hotel was to say unappealing to the eye but it was him that caught the attentions of tourists. He used his hotel to flirt with women, to get with them, then to make promises to them that would make them want to stay with him and give him everything they own. After Holmes would achieve this, he would then trick them and pull them into one of his hotel traps. Everytime Holmes would do this, he would lose more of his sanity each

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