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Holmes Beguiling Personality

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Holmes has a beguiling personality. He was able to lure young women and cunningly kill them without anybody suspecting him. Holmes was able to exert such power over his victims, prey on their weaknesses, and also not get caught.

With Holmes charismatic and charming personality, he was able to exert power over his victims. Young women fell for his blue eyes, the way he would touch them while having a conversation, his high confidence, and his enchanting looks. For example, a young girl named annie had a sister named minnie. Minnie was deeply in love with Holmes and when Annie found out she went to go meet him. When Annie met Holmes, her suspicion subsided because of his characteristics. Another way he got to his victims is that he chose his victims wisely. He made sure that his victims were naive …show more content…

The fair is a distraction and since there are a lot of people, it is difficult for the police to keep track of who goes missing. Another reason would be that most of his victims wouldn 't be noticed when they went missing. Since his victims were new to the city, they weren 't well known with the people around the city. There were times when Holmes and his victims changed their names, so it would make it more difficult for the police to find them.

Most women these days would be flattered and seduced by Homes. For example, many people nowadays has social media, and with social media anything can be said and considered true. If a young woman has good looks, a charming personality, and has social media, it is a possibility that most girls will fall for him instantly. Young women these days are still naive and vulnerable, and if a man that has some characteristics similar to Holmes, he can easily enrapture young women.
Holmes has a unique personality that can bewitch young beautiful women. Without getting caught he is able to capture his victims under his spell and take advantage of their

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