{"product_id":"whispers-from-the-murder-farm-the-case-of-belle-gunness","title":"Whispers from the Murder Farm: The Case of Belle Gunness","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne woman. At least fourteen victims. The first known female serial killer in American history ran her operation out of a hog farm in Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelle Gunness ran a working farm in La Porte, Indiana, in the early 1900s. She also ran a newspaper personal ad for a husband. The men who answered, often with their life savings in tow, never came home. When her farmhouse burned in 1908, investigators dug up the property and found bodies. Some were buried in lime. Some had been dismembered. The exact count was never settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelle's own body was never positively identified. The case has never closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this book differentHistorically rigorous research drawn from primary sources, contemporary newspaper accounts, and trial records. Treats the victims as people, not props. Weighs the lingering questions (did Belle die in the fire or escape?) against actual evidence rather than legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you'll find insideThe backstory of how Belle Gunness became a landowner in Indiana. The newspaper ads that drew men to her farm. The 1908 fire and the gruesome excavation that followed. Profiles of the known victims and the families who came looking for them. The trial of Belle's farmhand Ray Lamphere. The escape theories and the sightings that followed for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest forTrue crime readers who want substance and historical context. Anyone interested in early American female serial killers, Indiana history, or unsolved cases. History buffs drawn to the turn of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition detailsPaperback. By Eliza Hawthorne, published by Thrive Collective Publishing's Shadows of the Past series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawn to historical true crime that respects the record? Browse the full Shadows of the Past series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrive Collective Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45158664142871,"sku":"SOTP-WHISPERS-PB","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45165876084759,"sku":"SOTP-WHISPERS-HC","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ePub","offer_id":45165876117527,"sku":"SOTP-WHISPERS-EPUB","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7790\/6199\/files\/thrive-collective-publishing-murder-farm-belle-gunness-book-cover-a1b2c3d4.jpg?v=1780344067","url":"https:\/\/thrivecollectivehq.com\/products\/whispers-from-the-murder-farm-the-case-of-belle-gunness","provider":"Thrive Collective Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}