Disposable Wives: Murder and Menace in Green Bay's Rural Belgian Settlement by Drews, Lynda

Disposable Wives: Murder and Menace in Green Bay's Rural Belgian Settlement

In the quiet Belgian farming settlements near Green Bay, Wisconsin, whispers traveled faster than truth. At the...
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Author: Lynda Drews
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Disposable Wives: Murder and Menace in Green Bay's Rural Belgian Settlement by Drews, Lynda

Disposable Wives: Murder and Menace in Green Bay's Rural Belgian Settlement

$21.54

Disposable Wives: Murder and Menace in Green Bay's Rural Belgian Settlement

$21.54
Author: Lynda Drews
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In the quiet Belgian farming settlements near Green Bay, Wisconsin, whispers traveled faster than truth.

At the center of it all stood Jean Philippe Soquet--a man known by many names: the Bay Settlement Bruiser, the Belgian Archfiend... and, to some, a murderer. Over four decades, suspicion followed him, especially in the wake of multiple disturbing deaths and disappearances--including those of three of his wives.

What began as gossip soon hardened into something far more troubling.

Determined to uncover the truth, Pauline Villiesse--sister to Soquet's third wife--refuses to let the past be buried. With the help of Xavier Martin, a respected translator navigating both language and loyalty within the Belgian immigrant community, she begins a relentless pursuit of justice.

Set in the decades following the Civil War, this riveting true story reveals a world shaped by faith, survival, and tightly bound traditions--where secrets are protected, reputations are everything, and justice is far from guaranteed.

Through courage, persistence, and an unyielding search for truth, Pauline and Xavier confront a chilling question:

How many lives can be lost before a community is willing to see what's been there all along?



Author: Lynda Drews
Publisher: Little Creek Press
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.02w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9781969183102

About the Author
Lynda Drews is the author of five books including her most notable, The Maid and the Socialite: The Brave Women Behind Green Bay's Scandalous Minahan Trials and Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love Triangle. She and her husband Jim have lived in Brown County, Wisconsin, since 1974 where Disposable Wives takes place.

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