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Holmes and Pitezel Arrive as Trial Looms in Fidelity Case
Philadelphia dispatch reports the arrival of Herman Mudgett alias Harry Holmes and Mrs. Pitezel in a sprawling fraud and possible murder case tied to $10,000 in Fidelity Mutual Life policies. Also en route are Holmes’s wife, Meda Pitezel, and a 1-year-old, with Lawyer Howe expected soon.
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Philadelphia
Fidelity Mutual Life Association
Herman Mudgett
Harry H. Holmes
Howard
Benjamin F. Pitezel
Cook
Meda
Holmes
Howe
St. Louis
Pitezel
Kinsey
Graham
Mrs. Pitezel
Boston
Crawford
Claims Perry
Fidelity Association
Piteze
Burlington
Michigan College
East
Chicago
Rhode Island
Miss Williams
Miss Wiliams
Englewood
United States