Crime Solvers Central
CSC
268 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Case Description

Any updates on this case? Let us know!
White / Caucasian. On an autumn night in 1894, Etta Alice Pitezel—age 13, gender female—moved in the shadow of a Chicago-tied confidence man who had already killed her father and folded her into a maze of aliases, train rides, and rented rooms. The swindler was H. H. Holmes, a smooth-talking fraud from Chicago whose crimes were rapidly widening from arson and insurance schemes into murder. He took custody of three Pitezel children under the pretense of helping their mother, spiriting 13-year ...
MEMBER ACCESS

Continue reading the complete case summary

Unlock the full case narrative for Etta Alice Pitezel, all available source links, additional videos, and member discussions.

Unlock Full Case Access — $3.97/month
Cancel anytime.
Already a member? Log in

Links to Additional Sources (8)

See any mistakes? Let us know!
  • Key Figures of the HH Holmes Trial
  • H. H. Holmes - Wikipedia
  • MEMBER ACCESS

    Unlock 6 additional sources

    View the complete collection of available reporting and reference links for this case.

    View All Case Sources — $3.97/month
    Cancel anytime.
    Already a member? Log in