Belle Gunness' Murders
Did Belle Gunness burn her past to escape her crimes?
4.6 (38)
212 mins
In early 1900s Indiana, a lonely hearts widow builds a farm from suitors who mysteriously vanish. Behind the promise of love and land, Belle Gunness buries dark secrets beneath her fields. But her body refuses to die in the farm fire.
Ep 1:
The Widow of La Porte
In the late 1800s, Norwegian immigrant Belle Gunness turns tragedy into profit through insurance claims on deaths. After collecting payouts from husbands and fires, she relocates to a quiet farm in Indiana.
Ep 2:
The Murder Farm
When Andrew Helgelien vanishes, investigators dig into Belle Gunness’s farm and uncover bodies buried in the hog pens. Years of missing suitors suddenly point to calculated murder.
Ep 3:
When Hell’s Belle Vanished
After the farmhouse burns, a headless body is found but it doesn’t match Belle’s build. Digging the hog pens reveals sacks of dismembered victims, including Andrew Helgelien.
Ep 4:
Justice Without a Body
As bodies surface from the hog pens, the scale of Belle’s crimes shocks the nation. Ray is convicted of arson but insists she staged the fire and fled. With inconclusive evidence and endless sightings, her became a mystery.
Discussions (2)
Barry
Level 7 · 6 mo agoimagine answering a newspaper ad for a wife and ending up as pig food 🤣 cops absolutely fumbled the bag letting her fake her death and walk away
Willie
Level 5 · 5 mo agoYou know why the corpse seemed smaller, right? Fire shrinkage is a real thing. It was definitely her.
