Take a deep dive into America’s first serial killer H.H. Holmes when author Troy Taylor makes an appearance in Wyoming on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Taylor will be at Rough & Tumbled Rock, Jewelry & More located at 104 N. 7th Street in Wyoming. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a meet and greet of the author, followed by the presentation on Holmes at the Paramount Theater from 7-9 p.m.

At the meet and greet, attendees can purchase a signed copy of Taylor’s book, Murder by Gaslight, which tells the story of Holmes and his Chicago murder castle.

Taylor is the author of more than 150 books on history, hauntings, true crime, the unexplained and the supernatural in America. A founder of American Hauntings Ink, which offers books, events and ghost tours, Taylor is the owner of the American Oddities Museum in Alton, Ill. He is also the writer and co-host of the American Hauntings Podcast.

He has appeared in numerous television shows and documentaries, and his book about the St. Louis Exorcism of 1949 is currently under option to be turned into a film by a major production company.

Tickets for the presentation are $5 and on sale now at Rough & Tumbled Rocks. People interested in crime are urged to come out, learn more about H.H. Holmes, his murder castle and his connection to the area.