In 1901, Belle Gunness decided to relocate to a farm in La Porte, Indiana from Austin, Illinois. The year before, in 1900, her first husband, passed away, and after remarrying, it wouldn't be long before she became a widow for the second time. It seemed that death followed Belle, and it started to make the people in town believe that maybe, somehow, Belle had something to do with it.  The people in town always had suspicions, but it was never more than that until the body of a missing man named Andrew was discovered buried on the farm. But Andrew's body wouldn't be the only body found on the farm, and unfortunately, Belle would never be brought to justice because a fire burned down her home with her and her children in it. Join us for today's episode to find out why Belle was known as the black widow of the Midwest.

TW: The death of children is discussed in this episode.
This book helped in the research for today's episode.
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter
https://www.amazon.com/Hells-Princess-Mystery-Gunness-Butcher-ebook/dp/B06XFS39KS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1685584428&sr=8-1

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