Not Another True Crime Podcast

Sara and Danny are back to cover the crime spree of Belle Gunness, a farm owner in Illinois in the early 1900's. They start off with some relevant details of her early life and her immigration to the US from Norway, and then get into the suspicious deaths of people surrounding her who conveniently had named her as the beneficiary of multiple life insurance policies. They also break down how it all came to and end, and the trial that followed it which left many questions unanswered. To end the show, the travel back in time to explore old marital ads that were published in various newspapers, and decide if they would swipe left or right to these eligible bachelors looking for love. RESOURCES: https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/belle-gunness https://laportelibrary.org/at-the-library/explore-local/belle-gunness/ https://laportecountyhistory.org/exhibits/belle-gunness/ https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/triflers-need-not-apply-the-story-of-deadly-belle-gunness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a