
The Devil in The White City is a mini-series adaptation of The Devil In The White City, the big-budget take on Erik Larson’s 2003 book about serial killer Henry H. Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett. Holmes) rampage during the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Herman Webster Mudgett, aka Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or just H.H. Holmes, was one of the first documented serial killers in the modern sense of the word. Holmes gained notoriety as the nation’s first, and possibly most prolific serial killer in history, after he confessed to 27 murders. Authorities believe the actual body count was…