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Who is the devil in The Devil in the White City?

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The ā€œdevilā€ of Erik Larsonā€™s nonfiction book The Devil in the White City (2003) is H.H. Holmes, a con man and murderer who modern historians consider to be one of Americaā€™s first serial killers. The book tracks Holmesā€™s crimes during the 1893 Worldā€™s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where he allegedly met several of his victims.