The Murder Castle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Murder Castle delivers the definitive story of H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer. H.H. Holmes was the alias of Dr. Herman Webster Mudgett, an evil entrepreneur who took advantage of the millions flocking to Chicago looking for work during the World's Fair in 1893. His pharmacy and World's Fair Hotel provided the perfect facade for the deranged madman to lure victims to his "murder castle". He designed the building himself and built it - in stages and in secrecy - so only he knew the deceptions, from an elaborate maze of death traps to rigging rooms with poisonous gas. He built the castle with stolen money and kept business brisk with dead bodies, selling his victims as skeletons for medical schools. Holmes racked up quite the body count, some believe as many as 200, while also accumulating substantial debt, and his bleak, financial prospects would eventually be his undoing.

Series details

• Title: The Murder Castle
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, History
• Premiere date: 2017-10-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-10-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Investigation Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 32429
• IMDb ID: tt7020712
• TVDB ID: 337050

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-10-28; final listed air date 2017-10-28; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Murder Castle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.