Minnie Holmes

Death by Force

Minnie R. Holmes, a 25-year-old white woman, was among the confirmed victims of H.H. Holmes, one of America's earliest known serial killers. She died on July 5, 1893, in Chicago, Illinois. Born Wilhelmina Rayford Williams in Mississippi, Minnie was raised by relatives in Texas after the early deaths of her parents. She inherited a substantial estate, including valuable real estate in Fort Worth. In 1893, she moved to Chicago and became involved with Holmes, who posed as her husband and manipulat ...Read More

Minnie (Williams) Holmes (abt.1866-1893) - WikiTree

H. H. Holmes' victims: Minnie and Nannie Williams - Rebecca Frost

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