America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness

How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of 40...
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Author: Jane Simon Ammeson
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America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness by Ammeson, Jane Simon

America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness

Dhs. 111.26

America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness

Dhs. 111.26
Author: Jane Simon Ammeson
Format: Paperback
Language: English

How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of 40 murders? Born in rural Norway in 1859, "Belle" Storset Sorenson Gunness was constantly dealt bad hands in life--so she decided to take life into her own hands.

In America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness, Jane Simon Ammeson traces Gunness's path from a poor teenager rejected by a wealthy lover; to a new wife in Chicago, desperate to escape the poverty of her childhood and impatient for a child to love; to an ambitious, widowed landowner in La Porte, Indiana. Ammeson's careful research reveals how the young immigrant slowly turned into one of America's most dangerous serial killers, allegedly murdering husbands, lovers, and children, and, for a price, disposing of inconvenient corpses for others. Ammeson brings this shocking story to life, detailing the suspicious neighbors who were cowed into silence by Belle's intimidating personality, the culture of orphanages trafficking children and matrimonial agencies, the carnival atmosphere that exploded around the pile of bones found on Gunness's farm, and the sensational reporting that filled newspapers for months.

Perfect for true crime fans fascinated by the creation of a sociopathic serial killer, America's Femme Fatale will leave you entertained and looking over your shoulder.



Author: Jane Simon Ammeson
Publisher: Red Lightning Books
Published: 10/05/2021
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.83w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781684351596


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2021 pg. 4

About the Author

Ever since she asked for a magnifying glass when she was eight so she could start looking for clues, Jane Simon Ammeson has loved mysteries. She's now upped her game and writes historic true crime. She is the author of 15 books, including How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It: Money & Mayhem in the Gilded Age, Hauntings of the Underground Railroad, and Murders That Made Headlines: Crimes of Indiana. Her travel book, Lincoln Road Trips: The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President, won the bronze in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards.

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