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Benjamin Pitezel

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 02, 1894

Victim Details

Benjamin Pitezel

Male

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1894-09-02

39

Benjamin

Pitezel

07/14/2026

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Benjamin Pitezel, a Caucasian male, was murdered on September 2, 1894, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rather than Chicago, Illinois. He was 39 years old at the time of his death. Pitezel was an associate of the infamous serial killer H.H. Holmes, whose real name was Herman Webster Mudgett. Holmes had devised a fraudulent life insurance scheme in which Pitezel was supposed to fake his own death so that they could collect the insurance payout. However, Holmes betrayed his accomplice and killed him ...
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  • H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia
  • H. H. Holmes' victims: Benjamin Pitezel - Rebecca Frost
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