Although Holmes confessed to killing twenty-seven men, women, and children, he was only tried for killing his business partner, Benjamin Pitezel.
ɔːlðˈoʊ hˈoʊmz kənfˈɛst tə kˈɪlɪŋ twˈɛntisˈɛvən mˈɛn, wˈɪmɪn, ænd tʃˈɪldɹən, hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli tɹˈaɪd fɔːɹ kˈɪlɪŋ hɪz bˈɪznəs pˈɑːɹtnɚ, bˈɛndʒəmɪn pˈaɪtzəl.