It has been announced the actor will portray H.H. Holmes in The Devil in the White City, culled from Erik Larson's non-fiction novel. Henry Howard Holmes (aka Herman Webster Mudgett) amassed a high body count in the 1800s, confessing to 27 murders, however, he could be responsible for as many as 200.
DiCaprio's Appian Way will produce the film.
[Source: Shocktilyoudrop]