Marion Hedgepeth
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Sep 10, 2026
Carter RoyNARRATOR
But then something did come up.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Gary was in St. Louis working another case when someone told him about a letter that had been intercepted from the train robber Marion Hedgepeth.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
A quick refresher: Hedgepeth, AKA the Handsome Bandit, was serving a 25-year sentence when H.H. Holmes ended up in prison with him.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Holmes had divulged his insurance fraud scheme to the outlaw and cut him into it in exchange for an introduction to a lawyer.
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Carter RoyNARRATOR
The authorities definitely weren't prepared to get such an easy confession out of Holmes.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
They questioned him further just to get all the details down on the record.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Holmes basically told them what the outlaw Marion Hedgepeth had divulged.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Holmes and Benjamin had come up with a scheme to fake Benjamin's death with a decoy body, then collect a life insurance payout.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
But he was there long enough to have one little conversation that would come back to haunt him.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Supposedly, Holmes got a little too candid with his fellow inmate, the infamous Wild West outlaw, Marion Hedgepeth, otherwise known as the Handsome Bandit or the Debonair Killer.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Hedgepeth was in prison serving a 25-year sentence.
Carter RoyNARRATOR
Perhaps in an attempt to impress the outlaw, Holmes told Hedgepeth all about the plan to fake Benjamin's death.
Bailey SarianHOST
I know it sounds so cartoony.
Bailey SarianHOST
A train robber, his name was Marion Hedgepeth.
Bailey SarianHOST
So this Hedgepeth guy, he was involved in a gang and they called themselves the Hedgepeth Four.
Bailey SarianHOST
And this Marion guy, he was all over like wanted posters.
Bailey SarianHOST
right and then they didn't even dig further into like what really happened so this is a story about a girl named lucky her name's herman because he just has the best luck doesn't he but this does kind of like make uh herman panic a little bit because like that was close he's like that was real close Well, lucky for Herman, the plan was still working out.
Bailey SarianHOST
The check, the insurance check, had been mailed, and Benjamin's wife, she got the most money, like $7,200.
Bailey SarianHOST
Herman got $5,000, and what happened was that he forgot to pay someone else, and that was Marion Hedgepeth.
Bailey SarianHOST
Now, I'm no expert, but maybe you want to pay that guy who's like a train robber that you met in jail.
Jamie BlackHOST
Holmes was arrested and jailed right away, and while awaiting bail, he met a criminal hero of his and asked a favor that he would come to regret.
Jamie BlackHOST
Marion Hedgepeth, a train robber famous for the shine on his shoes, shared a jail cell with Holmes.
Jamie BlackHOST
Probably feeling that they were kindred spirits, Holmes bragged about the insurance scheme to Hedgepeth.
Jamie BlackHOST
Hey, if you can't trust a fellow criminal, right? Anyway, Holmes asked if Hedgepeth knew a lawyer dirty enough to want in on the action.