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This moment in history captivated many future generations of La Porte inhabitants. The La Porte historical society in the end decided to acknowledge Gunness’s crimes and the tragic fate of her victims by creating an exhibit about Belle. This exhibit is located in the La Porte County Museum and is open from Tuesday – SaturdayContinue reading “Museum Exhibit”

The effects on the La Porte community was vast and immediate. The first reaction was shock. The town was confused at how such a person could have committed her crimes within their town. The community’s social norms were shattered as more bodies were found through the next week. The town instantly became famous across theContinue reading “Effects on the La Porte Community”

Belle Gunness activities were becoming gradually more suspicious. The death of her husbands, step-children and the disappearance of the suitors made many neighbors distance themselves from her. The disappearance of Jennie Olsen in particular created a stir as the girls friends and relatives asked what became of her. No action was taken however, for itContinue reading “Revelation of Crimes”

The most famous portion of Belle Gunness’s murder spree began when she sent an ad in the Norwegian lonely Hearts Paper in which she asked for a husband. She waited until men would answer her letters and thus she would write letters back to them multiple times. In those letters Belle Gunness wrote to herContinue reading “Letters of Love: Letters of Death”

Belle Storset first husband as a man named Mads Sorenson, a private detective that already had many children. It at first seemed that they would be able to live a peaceful life but strange circumstances soon began to plague the family and where her life of crime began. The first instances of Belle’s murder spreeContinue reading “Married Life of Belle Gunness”

Belle Gunness, or Brynhild Paulsdatter Storset was was born in Norway on November 11, 1858, to Paul Pedersen Storset and Berit Olsdatter. Her father was a poor tenant farmer “husmann” on a farm near Selbu and also worked in the winter as a stone mason to make extra money for his family. Brynhild attended localContinue reading “The childhood of Brynhild Paulsdatter Storseth”

A women who lives in infamy. The tale of Belle Gunness expands far beyond the community of La Porte, Indiana. Her horrific crimes captured the imagination of many people that told of her murderess tales through both songs, documentaries and podcasts. Her dark actions created a rise of media outlets that immortalized her through bothContinue reading “The Queen of Black Widows”