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What item Holmes frequently used for his insurance frauds?

  • Counterfeit money

  • Stolen goods

  • Cadavers

  • Fake jewelry

Answer

Cadavers were frequently used by Holmes for his insurance frauds. Holmes would take out life insurance policies on people who were about to die, and then collect the money when they passed away. He would often use cadavers to stage the deaths of these people, making it look like they had died in accidents or by suicide.
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