The Twenty Seven Murders of Henry H. Holmes

"With his hand held out and a twinkle in his eyes, so began serial killer Henry H. Holmes first penned statement in which he confesses to how truly misunderstood he was. In between occasional touches of New England gothic, he described growing up in an idyllic small town, "...well trained by loving and religious parents.a" He went on to explain away, one by one, the misconceptions surrounding the mysterious disappearances of twenty-two of his associates.'