H. H. Holmes: Master of Illusion Swindler [pic] Marion Hedgepeth The discovery of a murder in Philadelphia in October 1894 opened the door to a case that few could believe. Marion Hedgepeth‚ a one-time cellmate of a man who went by the name H.M. Howard‚ informed police about a recent scam. It involved insuring a man named Benjamin Pitezel for $10‚000 with the Fidelity Mutual Life Association in 1893 in Chicago‚ and then faking his death in a laboratory explosion by substituting a cadaver
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Case 6‚ Financial Detective‚ 1996 NEWSPAPERS : 1) Centralized (Worlwide) - NEW YORK TIMES Fierce competition price depends on the market More efficient ° Higher inventory turn L ° Beta closed to 1.00 (worldwide) L 2) Decentralized (Midwest) - LEE ENTREPRISE Monoplolist price like you want ° Higher gross margin K ° Higher other assets (goodwill) K STEEL : 1) Big - INLAND ° Lower receivable turn O ° higher D/E (older‚ stable) O 2) Small - NUCOR
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Viet Duong Sybil Cheng 11/17/2011 Holmes Corp: LBO Valuation 1. Sustainability – One of Holmes Corp. major strengths is its long history of steady and predictable cash flow. Over the last five years‚ Holmes’ Net sales have grown from $41MM to $103MM which is approximately a growth rate of 151%. Over the same time frame Holmes’ net earnings have grown from $1M to $6.6M which is approximately a growth rate of 560%. This history of strong earnings means we can realistically expect stable
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Financial characteristics of companies vary both from industry to industry and within a single industry for a variety of reasons. The challenge for any company in planning its strategy is the consideration of the industry’s economics in conjunction with their own strategy to help the company’s financial statements remain strong and competitive across both lines. In this case‚ we are asked to use this consideration of strategies to determine which company description
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psychological gratification in taking multiple lives. Throughout history the world has confronted a countless amount of horrifying serial killers‚ but the real question is: who was the first? Herman Webster Mudgett‚ or more infamously known as H.H. Holmes‚ was one of the first documented serial killers in America. It is estimated he has murdered approximately 200 people‚ nine confirmed and twenty-seven confessed. He was also a successful con-artist and he even stole cadavers from hospitals. His most
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terrorized Chicago in the late 1800’s‚ yet he was a slave to his own mind and his own disorders. Herman‚ who is also famous as H. H. Holmes had two personality disorders that drove him to commit the actions that he committed. evidence shows that Holmes had personality disorders like narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. H. H Holmes shows signs of antisocial personality disorder in many ways. To begin with‚ Mudgett started at an early age torturing animals (CNN)
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The Reality of Virtual RealityMelissa JessINF1034/15/2013 Instructor Mark Cohen THE REALITY OF VIRTUAL REALITYVirtual reality used to be a thing of the future‚ well the future is now. Virtual reality is an environment created through the use of computers. It can be either a real world environment or a fantasy world. Most of the virtual reality is depicted through the visual sense‚ however there are some that use the other senses to help create more of a feeling that you are in the virtual world
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the corpses of the victims‚ but Holmes did not have any type of technology to do tests on bodies. An autopsy is the examination of a dead body of a dead person and determines how they were killed. In addition‚ blood samples and DNA samples are taken for testing. Unfortunately‚ Holmes was unable to do this. Rizzoli tried using violence while interrogating suspects as opposed to Holmes who was calm and collected while talking to potential suspects. Unlike Holmes‚ Rizzoli does not make minute examinations
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“True Detective” “True Detective” is a crime drama TV series that premiered in 2014. The drama series revolves around the lives of Rustin and Martin‚ who work as homicide detectives with the Louisiana Police State Department (Stubbs‚ 2015). The series presents law enforcement officers as hardworking. It focuses on the challenges that law enforcement officers often encounter in their work‚ such as utilizing scant evidence. The show portrays a positive image of the law enforcement officers. For instance
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INTRODUCTION The Financial Detective‚ 1996 is a case study that tests one’s financial analytical ability. Given the company’s description of its strategic and operating profile in a particular industry‚ the analysts should examine and match a particular set of common size financial data and ratios to a company’s description. In short‚ the financial practitioner must exercise due care in examining the details and fine prints of the company’s strategic and operating description‚ employing the lesson
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