Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness was a serial killer who was never found.
It was the strange deaths and people going missing that
brought the attention of the public to her. Belle had began
posting notices in lovelorn columns to entice wealthy
men to her farm. If they were interested by her they would would
make a trip to her farm. little did they know they
were falling into her trap.
It was the strange deaths and people going missing that
brought the attention of the public to her. Belle had began
posting notices in lovelorn columns to entice wealthy
men to her farm. If they were interested by her they would would
make a trip to her farm. little did they know they
were falling into her trap.
Belle's first husband Mads Albert Sorenson was the first of many to
make the mistake of meeting her. The first shop they opened together
had burned down mysteriously and once they reclaimed the insurance
for it Mads suddenly died of heart failure. It was believed that Belle
had also poisoned both their children in infancy to receive the
insurance money.
After killing her second husband Peter Gunness, Belle moved
to the men who were responding to her news column.
Each of her suitors brought sums of money when they
arrived at her farm but as soon as they entered they never left.
In 1908 one of her victims named Hegelein was
noticed to be missing by his brother. It seemed
that Belle panicked because her house was burned
down the next week after she received the letter.
In the ruins they discovered four skeletons. Three were identified as her foster children. However the last one was thought to be Gunness but the head was missing and the body didn't look like her 6 foot, 200 pound one. Though after she left they were able to unearth her very lumpy back field. In there they found the remains of more than 40 men and children.
All her crimes were confessed by Ray Lamphere. he went to jail for her crimes and helping her cover up the evidence. Belle left a terror that could never re-patch the safety of that town. she was never found sadly. After recovering what money she had in her bank account she took off leaving her mess to be cleaned up by her companion who was in love with her. You could say that she had the most loyal companion by her side but never saw him more than a pawn in her cruel game.