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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