A century-old mystery: Did serial killer Belle Gunness fake her death?

[ells9824]

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Did Belle Gunness, a La Porte, Ind., murderess known for killing Norwegian bachelors, stage her own death in 1908 by soaking her farmhouse with kerosene and burning it to the ground?

Suspicion that Gunness escaped the small town started to fester not long after the townspeople discovered at least 11 dismembered bodies buried on her farm.

Since then, the legend has grown that the woman buried in Gunness' grave was much too small to be her.

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[taintfutcha]

this story has always been a *fave* of mine. i think she did beat feet out of town. she was clever and cold.

[Azryhael]

She was very crafty, even going so far as to leave her dentures with the corpse that may or may not be hers. Personally, I believe she got the Hell outta Dodge, likely leaving the Midwest for some other part of the country, or maybe even returning to Norway.