Belle Gunness, the Murderess of LaPorte (Online)

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Taught by Gabriella Corey

After receiving a degree in the History of Art and Architecture from College of Charleston in 2013, Gabriella moved to Germany to travel and work. In September 2015, Gabriella completed her master’s thesis from the Universtiy of Glasgow on clocks and shfiting temporality in Medieval western art and moved from London back to Germany. In January, she accepted a position with Christie’s Old Master Department and moved to a Success Specialist position at artnet in April. Outside of work, Gabriella’s interests focus around getting lost in new areas of the city, eating cupcakes at every possible opportunity, and reading an incredibly random selection of books.

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Belle Gunness, the original Lonely Hearts Killer was famous for taking out newspaper ads looking for a companion to help on her farm. After seducing them - she was said to have 'purred like a kitten' in bed - she would steal their life savings and dispose of them quickly.

She repeated this process upwards of 30 times! Learn about the life and crimes of a woman whose viciousness was often compared to H.H. Holmes and remember, "triflers need not apply."

 

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