Many victims were said to have been killed in a mixed-use building which he owned, located about 3 miles (5 km) west of the 1893 World's Fair: Columbian Exposition, supposedly called the World's Fair Hotel (informally called "The Murder Hotel"), though evidence suggests the hotel portion was never truly open for business.
Banyak korban dikatakan terbunuh di bangunan campuran yang dimilikinya, berada sekitar 3 mil (4,8 km) barat dari Pameran Dunia Chicago 1893 dan dikatakan sebagai Hotel Fair Dunia, meskipun ada bukti menunjukkan bahwa porsi hotel adalah Tidak pernah benar-benar terbuka untuk bisnis.