No Holmes Barred!

Dramatized punch-up dark comedy/historical fiction

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Show synopsis

From Daniel Ciarrocchi - the mind that brought you Jeopardy! Season 39, Episode 156 - comes a hilarious new radio-drama podcast: the unusual tale of H.H. Holmes— America’s first serial killer.

Chicago, 1893: While the world is waiting for the Fair, a different kind of architect is building his own exhibition… a MURDER CASTLE!

The SPECTACULAR, SENSATIONAL, TRAGICALLY ACCURATE dramedy recounting the TURMOIL, TERROR, & TURBULENCE of H.H. HOLMES’s maniacal KILLING SPREE over Chicago’s 1893 WORLD COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION!

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An award-winning, dark-humored audio-drama that explores the uniquely American legacy left behind by its first-known serial killer, H.H. Holmes.

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Fictional investigations, spoof true cime series, crime fiction, and other deep-dives into things that sound very true, but aren't.

Dramatizations and complete fabrications from history.

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