Episode 51: Hell's Belle's- The Mid-West Black Widow
Episode description
Belle Gunness (gun-ness) nicknamed Hell's Belle, was a Norwegian immigrant who came to the United States in 1881, becoming one of the country’s most infamous female serial killers. Belle was a violent killer who is thought to have murdered between 14 to 40 people including several of her husbands and children, throughout Illinois and Indiana. A series of suspicious fires and deaths which seemed to follow Belle wherever she would go, mostly resulted in insurance money being awarded to her. Belle also began posting lonely hearts columns in local newspapers to entice wealthy men to her farm, which were never seen again. It was only after her farmhouse burnt down in 1908, that authorities discovered the numerous bodies of men and children. Belle would seemingly die in that fire, but it is popularly believed that she faked her death. Her actual fate is unconfirmed. So, what made this sinister mind go down such a deadly path.
References:
Things You Didn't Know About Serial Killer Belle Gunness (grunge.com)
12 Terrifying Facts About Serial Killer Belle Gunness (ranker.com)
What Really Happened to Belle Gunness, Serial Killer and Butcher of Men? - A&E (aetv.com)
Belle Gunness - Facts, Life & Death (biography.com)
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