| Herman Webster Mudgett, well mannered and mild
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| Little did they know he was a deviant child
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| A preoccupation with suffering and death
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| It was the birth of a murderous wretch
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| Skilled at deception, seduction as well
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| All his ideas were imported from hell
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| His deeds insured that his legend would grow
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| And history would know him as H H Holmes
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| Animal cruelty, an early sign
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| Cadaver dissection, a disturbed mind
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| He needed victims for his plans, he was a bigamist
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| Alone could sate his lust for long, he yearned to commit far greater wrongs
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| His mistress became pregnant, an unexpected bane
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| The poor wretch wants to be betrothed, a botched abortion ends them both
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| To build his lair he obtained land with fraudulence and tricks
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| His castle was a torture chamber, its purpose to trap helpless strangers
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| The cellars filled with acid vats and ovens for remains
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| Gas pipes for asphyxiation, air tight vault for suffocation
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| Dissecting tables, racks of surgeons tools
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| Dark hidden hallways, a labyrinthine maze
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| The Chicago fair brings an endless flow of visitors who aren’t easily traced
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| One by one they’re seduced, then before long disappearing, not to be seen again
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| Some lured to the vault, locked screaming inside
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| Sound proof walls dampen their last cries
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| Gas floods in, fists pound the door
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| They pass out and slump to the floor
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| More led down corridors with no end, scared prey to be stalked
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| Then once caught, thrust down hidden chutes to the cellar, for further abuse
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| After torture, at least slaughtered
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| Then disposed of in acid or cremated in the furnace
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| Bones mixed with waste and buried in haste
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| Some even sold as specimens
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| So many have died, a grim loss of life
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| Victims filled the rooms
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| The castle is their tomb |