Strange things began to happen that made Holmes's claims about being the devil seem almost plausible. Detective Geyer became seriously ill. The warden of Moyamensing prison committed suicide. The jury foreman was electrocuted in a freak accident. The priest who delivered Holmes's last rites was found dead on the grounds of his church of mysterious causes. The father of Emeline Cigrand was grotesquely burned in a boiler explosion. And a fire destroyed the office of District Attorney George Graham, leaving only a photograph of Holmes unscathed.
In Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City," a series of strange and tragic events unfold, casting a shadow over Detective Holmes's assertions of being the devil. These incidents include the severe illness of Detective Geyer and the tragic suicide of the warden at Moyamensing prison. Such occurrences raise unsettling questions about the nature of Holmes’s activities and the dark aura surrounding him.
Moreover, other startling events add to the...
