Nellie Pitezel

Death by Force

Nellie Pitezel, a young Caucasian girl, was one of the tragic victims of the infamous serial killer H. H. Holmes. She was the daughter of Benjamin Pitezel, a man who had been deeply entangled in Holmes' fraudulent schemes. Holmes, whose real name was Herman Webster Mudgett, was a con artist and murderer who operated in Chicago during the early 1890s. His crimes were particularly notorious due to the elaborate deception he employed, including the construction of a building later dubbed the "Murde ...Read More

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