H.H. Holmes America's First Serial Killer - Site of The Murder Castle and Body Dump in Chicago 4K 

"Good or bad, history is history, and you need to remember it." Well said.

I’m from Chicago, you still have balls of steel for taking video equipment to 63rd my man. Mad props.

I absolutely love when you visit famous scenes from history and superimpose the "then" and "now" photo overlays. It really gives a great sense of how history is right under our feet, we walk by it and never know it.

I enjoy your style of a walk through history without sensationalism. Really sets you apart from so many people.

Absolutely love how you match the photos with the area's that now stand. Gives one a perspective of what it once was. And what it use to look like. Great work Y'all. 😊👍

I live in the UK and find all this American history so fascinating!! Love this channel!!❤

What's scarier than HH Holmes is walking around Chicago trying not to get mugged!

“You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave “. Hum, where have I heard that before.

You are preserving history as well. By lining up historic pictures with today’s building layouts. 75 years from now, people will use your videos to locate these things, when these buildings are gone… Mindblown!

I like your statement, "not glorifying history", but "remembering history".

Great job on this video. Complete opposite sides of Chicago (South then North) for the two locations. Keep up ihe great work. Looking forward to a Gacy video in time.

I really love the photo comparison from the past and current location of a place. It’s fascinating looking at those area and thought about the actual cruelty that occurred in that actual spot.. It’s creepy yet fascinating.

As a Chicagoan, thank you for doing such a respectful job filming in Engelwood and interacting with the residents. This was very interesting and informative

This is so cool. You two were in a sketchy part of town, y'know.

The look on Baby Ghoul’s face whey he says “Basically you are standing at the corner of the murder castle.” I love it!

I live in the Chicago area and I love that you have done several videos about my hometown. Keep up the good work!!

I was working at a warehouse a few miles away from 63rd and Wallace when I read a small article in the Trib, sometime in the early/mid 90s about this place. Then I found out it was only half the story. I don't think it was discovered until the trial for all his other reprehensible crimes, which apparently was bigger than OJ. When they did discover the building, they found a large crematorium in the basement and a chute that ran down there from an upper floor, like a giant slide that he would drop bodies down, so he wouldn't transport them halfway across the city to dispose of them. 63rd St. is far south side, Fullerton is 2400 north, around 11 miles through the city to transport a cadaver. (fun fact, my high school was on Fullerton, twice I've lived within a stone's throw of it and for the last dozen years I lived a little over a block south of Fullerton) But about 15-20 years ago I was watching a program on WTTW about the 'Murder Castle' and the post office that was partially built on its foundation, and although I don't typically believe ghost stories, the employees were talking about some pretty freaky shit going on down in that basement. Still, I don't think I'd be as scared to go down there as I would be about fucking around in Englewood.

I absolutely love the diversity of your channel ❤️ everything you've done so far has piqued my interest 😀

That is so cool the way you align the old photo of the murder castle with the same present day area. And that bridge , perfectly done guys. I have been binge watching your vids for like 4 days now. Thank you!!!! History no matter what type it is should always be remembered and preserved, and never erased.

Your channel has a great vibe, which I cannot put my finger in, it’s very different to others who cover similar topics. I hadn’t seen any episodes for while but they have started popping up again in my feed, thankfully. Great work!

One of my favorite books of all time is The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson. It tells the story of H.H. Holmes and the Chicago World's Fair and is an unforgettable read. As always, loved the latest Grim Life Collective video. All of your videos are well-documented and interesting as hell to watch. Thanks, guys!

The story i heard one of his victims survived and somehow managed to get to the police. But they didn't follow up on the investigation for whatever reason .When the police went to the murder castle and found the persons clothes in the basement by a furnace apparently about to be disposed of. & after the place was searched they found bones and other things buried in the floor and stored behind false walls.

Man U have some balls I been living in the city and some places u just don’t go glad ur safe and nice video keep it up

Wow, I've driven past 63rd & Wallace so many times and never realized I was passing by the old site of the Murder Castle. I knew it was in Englewood but never knew the exact location. Great video as usual!

That History Channel show about him tried to connect the dots between HH Holmes and Jack the Ripper. He actually spent time in London and it was all around the exact same time in the late 1800s. Could have been H H Holmes. That show had a descendant of H H Holmes, was it pretty interesting series.

After reading The Devil and the White City, I went driving around the south side of Chicago looking for the site. Unfortunately, I became disoriented by the modern buildings and therefore unsuccessful (I did see the post office, however!). Thanks for posting this more detailed investigation and bringing closure to my original search!

Born, raised, and still live here in Chicago. You got to love the history!

I went there when I visited Chicago. My kids were teens; they thought I was nuts, but I was curious and I've always been interested in true crime and serial killers. Chilling to think of what happened there but there seems to be a more peaceful energy there now.

Omg !!!! That video was awesome!!!! Awesome work guys!!! Big fan of Grimmlife collective !!! Keep up the good work!!!!

I like how she's quietly haunting the video while he's talking. just walking along silently. then she's talking and he's nowhere to be seen. unintentionally spooky😮 especially considering the topic. well done😅😅😅

The one story part of the Post Office building, to the left, uses part of the original "Castle" foundation. Over the years, some employees began to refuse to go down there. Once this was publicized, the USPS refused to let anyone down there anymore.

I wish you two would start a Podcast! I live to listen to you tell stories and Jessica’s outlook always impresses me❤️

He is buried in Yeadon, PA. In Holy Cross Cemetery. Not far from where I live.

The place is a parking lot now, but you should check out the site of where the Saint Valentine's Day massacre happened there in Chicago.

Again, so well explained. I've never heard of H.H Holmes, but yes, where horror movies truly come to life. Well done to the both of you. One thing, are you two ever going to write a book of your adventures? I know fans such as myself would buy it

Just when I need a break from boring educational videos, grimmlifecollective comes to the rescue. Thanks!!

I keep hearing rumors that Steven Spielberg wants to do a movie about H.H Holmes starting Leonardo DiCaprio as this killer but it comes and goes I hope one day it comes to light

I really enjoy learning about old history and what really happened behind it 😌

A government building now takes up space in what was once a torture castle, no surprise there lol. Great job Michael & Jessica. You matched up the photos perfectly and always visit these places with respect. 🖤

Hell there's probably someone living in Englewood that has more kills right now. Couldn't pay me to walk in that neighborhood, you're a brave man. Great video though.

Oooo a new one! Just as I was finishing up the Robert L. Johnson video lol. A notification popped up about this one. I got excited!!!!🥰

Coming from Chicago, I heard a lot of tell about this guy. His story is absolute nightmare fuel. Hopefully you visit Bachelor's Grove! Or have visited. It's one of the most haunted areas in Chicago. I lived by there, used to go all the time. I used to also help with ghost tours.

I wish the Murder Castle was still standing and turned into a tourist attraction.

I learned about Holmes quite a while ago ...back when my wife got me "into" serial killers. Just wanted to drop a little message here and let you know that you two are the shit!! And that is meant in the best possible way!! Thanks for the tons of AWESOME content!!

Please go to Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery while you are there in Chicago. 🙏🏻

Good stuff guys.glad you guys stayed safe,Chicago is no joke.

Excellent editing once again. HH Holmes murder spree began long before the Murder Castle. He was a charismatic con man who murdered men, women and children.

That is an awesome video Grimm Life! I have always been intrigued by H H Holmes and I work for USPS so I wish I worked at that office so I could see the basement. Lol. Thank you!

@Grimmlifecollective , This video was AWESOME! I love walking history with you, the good or the bad, it must be remembered. Please keep matching up photos of the site from then to now. That is so fantastic. If you and Jessica had a television show I would definitely be watching. You stated Lizzie Borden in Fall River, Ma. started you on this incredible journey. This case and Lizzie actually have a connection. I am still trying to binge watch all of your videos. They fascinate me, educate me and horrify me at the same time.. You did a Lizzie Borden video from my birth city of Fall River, Ma. , another excellent video, so we can actually connect that video to this one in a macabre way. Lizzie Borden was found innocent in the summer of 1893 and spent a few weeks in Newport, RI. She wanted to go to the Chicago World's Fair so badly, some of her friends urged her to go before the fair closed so she was actually in Chicago at the World's Fair in the Fall of 1893 while H.H. Holmes was committing his horrendous murders. Two very famous murderers in the same city at the same time. Imagine that get together if they had met for tea? :-)

Fascinating! I'm distantly related to HH Holmes 😬

You have become one of my top 3 favorite channels 💯❤️... It's everything I love.

This is my second time watching this and I'm sure I'll watch it again . Your channel and content are great !! 👍👍

If you haven't, you should read Erik Larson's "Devil In The White City". It tells the whole story of H. H. Holmes. He didn't claim to be a glass blower, he said his business was meant for bending the glass panes for the new buildings being built in Chicago in the late 1880s/early1890s, when the Chicago World's Fair was under construction and the city was being rebuilt after the big fire.

I'm always impressed with your storytelling abilities and your willingness to go onsite to show where things happened. Given your gift of storytelling, have you considered branching out to other things that qualify as Grimmlife? You live in California now, and that state is known for its gold rush and its native battles. Would you consider going out to the locations few people ever go to, to film the area and tell your viewers about what happened there? Lots of people lost their lives, and as you mentioned in this video, it's important to remember history good or bad. I think these places and the people who lost their lives there are worthy of remembrance. Regardless, you do a fantastic job. Keep up the great work!

Just chanched upon this and blew my mind to realize I lived on the other side of the viaduct - the other side of the wall east of the post office. I lived there in the late 50's across the street where the Aldi's is was a old cinema movie theater that was enormous, at that time it was no longer used as for movies but was converted into a "Community" department store, similar to a budget Target etc.. the theater was called the Southtown.

I always learn something from your videos...even as a paranormal investigator, there's so much out there to explore! My husband and I have made your videos our primary entertainment....great job you two!❤️

Brilliant job on this video!! I absolutely love the before and after photos u had included!! I truly love anything to do with history (*especially if it's creepy and dark...the darker the better lol) but you did a great job doing this video and narration!! ...I'm sure H.H.Holmes would be proud!!

Chilling; thanks for the top notch content as always.

I remember hearing a couple years back ...well, maybe more than a couple of years. That Hollywood was going to make a movie with Robert Pattinson , playing H.H. Holmes in a movie.? I remember reading it in a magazine that I still have actually. I just have to dig it out. I think it is time magazine and the entire magazine was dedicated to American horror stories. If there were any time for Hollywood to make a movie about H.H. Holmes? It would be now! Wow, Y'all are brave! Going to Chicago in a bad area! All of the crime that has taken place in Chicago Is scary enough! Great video! 😊

Dope video guys! Thank you for the amazing tour.

The Serial Killer I’ve always found the most interesting, can’t wait to watch this video thankyou so much!

Thank you for the tour. Holmes was worse than anyone could imagine, as well as his greed for money. He married women for their money then killed them. One had a young daughter and when he killed her mother, he also killed the child and sold their skeletons to medical school, as he had done with other people he killed. I had read the non-fiction book "Devil in White City" by Erik Larsen that some of your commentors mention. The book details H.H. Holmes' crimes, but also describes some Chicago history, the challenges of building the 1892-1893 World's Fair (The White City) with first Ferris Wheel, the main architect of White City's fair, and the detective who hunted down Holmes. Fascinating and informative book - I recommend it.

Dear sir, I am always a big fan of the channel and the way you approach these topics with your lovely girlfriend. And again this video is one for the books, only it would have been more successful, if you knew where to look and knew who to contact for a good reference guide. Since I have been busy with H. H. Holmes and the full story and everything since I think 2015, I found a lot of things that could have helped you with this visit. First, there is one man that knows everything about H. H. Holmes and the castle and the dumping site, etc. and his name is Adam Selzer. He is a tour guide, author and local historian on Chicago and in particular H. H. Holmes and even an actor I understood. He has a site called “Mysterious Chicago” and also did tours back in 2016 with that name. He stopped doing them, but he has a lot of great videos on the topics of Holmes. Including an excavation of the body dump of H.H. Holmes, where they were digging at the spot where the glass factory stood. Also, I saw video where he talks about the tours he gave in the evening and what spooky things happened there during those tours. Apparitions of a woman and flickering lights that started when he was talking about Holmes and a scary chair that moved on its own and an old looking tree. Next to iron building (whatever that is for), where now the houses stand, there was the factory where Holmes brought the bodies. I saw some cool videos of the basement of the post office, where Adam was. He was walking down there and going through the part under the post office and the part where the official Murder Castle stood and did overlap with the original blueprint. He saw some old bricks from 1888 with fire damage. In one particular video, you hear the voice of a little girl. He has a RU-vid channel named Adam Selzer and there you find them! Unfortunately, I can’t give you any link here, due to the fact that Google deletes posts very quickly then. This is the second time I write my message now, since my first was very quickly deleted (to my great anger). I didn’t give any links then either, but nonetheless for some reason my post was automatically removed. If you search for Mysterious Chicago, Adam Selzer, H.H. Holmes body dump or H. H. Holmes Murder Castle Site basement Footage, you will find all you need. There is a very great documentary that links H.H. Holmes to the murderer Jack the Ripper in London. The name of the doc is called American Ripper 2017. You see Adam Selzer in this doc also, and he tells a lot of details and little facts only he knew. In this documentary you see the great great grand son of Holmes (real name Mudgett) named Jeff Mudgett going on an investigation with a former CIA agent called Amaryllis Fox. They find out all sorts of connections between Holmes and Jack the Ripper and new facts about Holmes. I hope I gave you enough information, so you can find out the interesting videos and information on the places you visited! Good luck!

You feel the exact same exhilaration and appreciation for the history of a site that I do. I visited 63rd and Wallace to see the murder castle, but I thought the front of the castle was on Wallace. You corrected me. GREAT job and I'm happy you got out of there with your lives because that is a bad neighborhood.

Every since I read The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson, I've wanted to visit Chicago to see those locations. I also want to see where the Fair was in relation to the Murder Castle. Excellent video as always.

Very well produced and done. Appreciate the work you guys put into this. I've always wanted to know what stands in the place of mudget's old, "murder" house/Castle. Comparing and contrasting the original with present day really made this video awesome. There's not much on the actual real site as far as information goes which is why this one was awesome. Thanks again.

I lived two blocks south of the "castle" back in "78" I knew it was there and would drive by and get the creeps LOL. Great vid as always. Much Love and Respect to my favorite Duo. Peace.

Wepaaaaa! Que bueno! I got a notification and saw this, freshly posted! ..idk why, but that made me excited! Lol

I heard Leonardo DiCaprio was supposed to play him in a movie about his life. Glad you guys stayed safe and thanks for the newest video!

I like how you say legend of HH Holmes. Because most of the story we hear isn't completely true. There is an expert on Holmes. He does tours and written books about him. His tour company is Mysterious Chicago

Wow!!! Thank you for this video. You have done your research and did an amazing job on this video. ❤️

As long as you love creating these videos, I will continue to love to watch.

Yes I read about Holmes in a serial killer encyclopedia that I had . Thanks for showing us the Location where the places he resided in once stood! Love your videos!

Damn I wasn't expecting this to be that good. You explained things I didn't know. Most channels just tell the story but I never knew it was torn down or that he even had another business. Great job 👍

Ugh how quickly people want forget sad / still history… gruesome as it was / fascinating to me ! Thx sharing Mr. Grimm

My new favorite channel. Great job on ur videos!!

H. H. Holmes always seems to get my interest. It amazes me how he was able to kill so many people and got away with a lot of it. Plus, some seem to think that he was Jack The Ripper.

Great video! L💙ve the lining up of shots! There was a ghost tour that visited the glass factory when it was there. When they were leaving in their bus they saw a ghost of a woman in black🌛

This story always has fascinated me.

Love the video! I think the metal building at the end is called a "quonset hut."

I'm glad you did this one. I've read about this man and he was truly awful. Some of AHS 5 Hotel was based on this building.

Everything's history. Literally. Well done, buddy! Cheers, mate...💯

I loved this. Please keep them coming, I subscribed!

Great stuff, I love watching all your stories. I know it shouldn’t be my main takeaway but all that trash pisses me off. How do you let your city get and stay like that.

Yes bro. Yes.

My friend I've been there and couldn't figure out exactly where the building stood....now i know....I really enjoy your adventures and I'm a big fan yours........

you two are just as affective as robert stack and unsolved mysteries. i am chilled to the bone ☠️ i can feel the energies... thanx!!!

Such a really interesting video, there is rumor that HH Holmes is jack the ripper and came from England , Never been to that location in Chicago really cool to see what it was

Fantastic vlog love how you match up old images with current day images of what is still around! Really enjoy the effort you put into the history of these stories and even if a bit morbid sometimes I can’t stop tuning into your channel I’m addicted! 👍🏻

Just discovered this channel and so far so damn good. I love it. Especially the rockabilly themed intro. Definitely subscribing.

I live 2 miles from here and I must say you are brave. Hope you had security and God with you.

What an awesome video!!! This was interesting and love how you put it together. Thank you for sharing this story and showing the pictures of before. I love what you guys do finding these places. I am so appreciative.

I used to have a PO box at that post office 😂

I have family members that live on a property where in the 1890s a medium lived until she was REDRUM. I won't go back. It is a horrible place. The spirits are attracted to the site. Once you come onto the property a part of you never leaves. The place gathers negativity and tries to make you slowly go insane. It is cursed. Strange phenomena happens. People that don't know each other have similar experiences. Many don't return and leave during the night when they stay for the night. The place attracts chaos. It collects bad energy that energy becomes part of the haunting. People have seen dealt heard spectors. The place is insane and it will possess you and it is almost if you stay to long your energy and the darkness make it almost impossible to leave. I left and haven't been back in a decade. I don't even want it as a inherence. The property feeds off of your aura.

Excellent storytelling ☠️! Love how you match up the photographs with the modern locations. Also enjoy how much enthusiasm and appreciation you have for subject matter being discussed. Great video ☺️!

Great video! I worked in Englewood around 18 years ago and always stopped to think what happened there. Always thought the post office was where the mansion stood but judging by that pic, the empty lot seems correct.

another great video i am hooked to these vids

I love the channel just subscribed to it I do also love the side by side comparison on the pictures as well

Thanks for the video. I love how you and Jessica respectfully interpret history. FYI, you gotta read the book “Devil in the White City”. It’s about this “myth”.

Ahhhh....sweet home Chicago..love it.😁😁I don't miss it.. but I love 💕 it.