Belle Gunness

Bibliography

I would particularly like to thank the kind people at both the La Porte County Historical Society Museum (especially curator Jim Rogers) and the La Porte County Public Library for their assistance in writing this story. As well, the La Porte Herald-Argus led me in sound direction, tracing down some questions I had.

Following are some of the source materials from which this story garnered information, and are recommended for anyone wishing to know more about Belle Gunness and turn of the century La Porte:

Baumann, Edward and O'Brien, John "Hell's Belle," article in the Chicago Tribune Magazine, March 1, 1987.

de la Torre, Lillian The Truth About Belle Gunness New York: Gold Medal Books, 1955.

Langlois, Janet L. Belle Gunness: The Lady Bluebeard Bloomington, Ind: Indiana University Press, 1985.

La Porte County Historical Society The Gunness Story (pamphlet)

Lindeman, Les "Belle Gunness Legend Lives On," article in the La Porte Herald-Argus, April 28, 1981.

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1. Fire!
2. Too Late
3. Woman of Black Luck
4. Murder
5. Mrs. Sorenson
6. New Home & Husband
7. More Lovers
8. Premonition
9. Doubts
10. Gold Digger?
11. Lady Bluebeard
12. So Many Disappeared
13. Executioner
14. Incessant Politics
15. Narrow Escapes
16. Trial Stage is Set
17. Doctors Testify
18. Twists
19. ... & Turns
20. The Defense
21. Body Double?
22. The Defense Rests
23. Verdict
24. Legendary Belle
25. Entrepreneuse?
26. Enigmatic Death of Belle Gunness, Part I
27. Enigmatic Death of Belle Gunness, Part II
28. Enigmatic Death of Belle Gunness, Part III
29. Enigmatic Death of Belle Gunness, Part IV
30. Enigmatic Death of Belle Gunness, Part V
31. **New Chapter: Violence Begets Violence
32. Bibliography