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Episode 457: H.H. Holmes Part 1

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The Origin Story of Herman's Passion for Medicine

This skeleton by all accounts was set up so that it had its arms outstretched, which Herman said made it look like it was about to grab him. And he said that was the beginning of his fascination with medicine and anatomy. Clara was a girl from a prominent family in nearby Loudon, New Hampshire. People who knew Herman early in life said that he had been obsessed with getting married very early in life.

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