Belle Gunness purportedly killed scores of victims for financial gain. After her Indiana farm burned to the ground with the bodies of the Gunness family huddled together in the basement, investigators discovered a number of disfigured and dismembered bodies buried in shallow graves on her property. Many suspect Belle staged her death and lived out her life as a wealthy woman. Listen closely because it’s difficult to know if what I say is Fact or Fiction. Ready to play?
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