Indiana Bluebeard's Farm of Death and Treachery
A Laporte Indiana farm once owned by Mrs Belle Guinness becomes a murder scene as arson fires reveal dismembered bodies. Ray Lamphere and others probe a string of missing men and alleged matrimonial schemes fueling the grisly revelations near Fishtrap Lake and Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laport
New
Philadelphia
Ces
Mary
Chester
Belle Guinness
Mrs Guinness
Guinness
Beluve
St Ray Lampiere
Tor
Charsa
Indiana
Beere
The Guinness House Mystery Ends In Fire And Deaths
Jennie Olsen’s disappearance triggers a murder inquiry into Mrs. Guinness and her farm. Authorities probe Lamphere as a possible accomplice while autopsies suggest children died before the blaze. A locked house with hidden rooms and many bolts raises questions of motive and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey Lamphere
Mrs. Guinness
Lamphere
Adme
Guinness
BE. A. Schell
Methodist Church
Jal
Helgelein
Recalls Famous Murd ers In Holy Crime Chronicle
The article surveys two notorious crime chapters the Holmes murders and the Bender family killings. It recounts Holmes's 1893 execution for Pietzel murders, his self defense, and alleged conspiracies, plus the castle precincts with secret rooms. It also recounts the Bender family reign of terror in Kansas from 1873 to 1874 nine bodies unearthed in a barn scene, robberies and disappearances, and the enduring legend of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guinness
Molmes
Bender
H. H. Holmes
Herman W. Mudgett
Moyalmensing Prison
Philadelphia
Benjamin F. Pietzel
Holmes
Pietzel
St Louis
Marion Hedspeth
St. Louis
Pretzel
Jeptha D. Howe
Howe
Boston
Pietze
Aléden
Minnie Williams
Bris
Texas
Cigrande
Anderson
Ind
Benjamin Pitze
Keely
Julia Conner
Chicago
Conner
Castre
Emily van Tasseil
Ffrom
Lajbette
Kans
Kansas
Cherry Creek
Benders
A. M York
Sherif Brunt
Germany
Mansa
Holmey
Early Career of the Indiana Murderess II pays light on Mrs Guinness
Inquests reveal Bella Paulsen Guinness fled from Selby Norway to Chicago. She married Mads Sorensen then Amy, moved to Austin Illinois, owned a brick house and 65 acre farm, and faced suspicions around Sorensen’s death and a later fire linked to insurance. Neighbors recall money hunger and a habit of adopting children, with several deaths connected to her circle.
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Michigan City
Helgelein
Andrew Halgelem
Ole CG. Budsperg
Iola
Budsperg
Laporte Bank
Lola Bank
Lula
Laporte
Petersen
Jennie Qisen
Gisen
Sorengen
Jennie
Guinness
Jennie Olsen
Guiness
Medwel
Myrtle
Lucy Sorenson
Philip Guinness
Brown
Melvin EB. Leiter
Lamphere
Norwegian Childrens Association of Chicago
Wesley Fogle
Ner
Joseph Maxson
Go'sluck
Ren
Maxson
Chicago
Mads A. Sorensen
Alma Street
Chicago Avenue
Ohio Street
Sorensen
Austin
Ill
Grand Avenue
Elizabeth Street
Jennie Olson
Mattie Alto
Indiana
Wisconsin
Phe
Nellie Larson
Brancisco Avenue
Americs
Olga
Waukesha
Wis
gShe
Gil
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Bluebeard
McClung
Clear Lake
Guinness V
Mattie Altic
Altic
Breeding
Hila
Edie
Ray Lamphere
Lucy
King
Philip
Gerond
Guin- Bess
Food of
Mas
Northwest
Gaunt
Dakota
K. Helgelein
Andrew
Belgelein
Smutzer
Knoll
McClung Macadam
Jennie Olsen Guinness
Ainas
Schoo
Los Angeles
Cal
Fergus Falls
Minn
Lfe
Fishtrap Lane
Sgraves
Andrew Helselein
Wee Pefell
Aberdeen
Mr. Crumpacker
Hert Gilbert
Huron, & Oak
Carl Anderson
Peterson
Dowagiac, Mich
Stern
Charles Neiburg
Guinnass
Neiburg
West
Stockholm
Carl Peter
Piret
Heavensnes
Fogis
Weana
Mra Guinness
Regia
Debrig
Haring bin
Springfield Township
Leamphere
Mra Guinners
Moumes
Norway
Horensen
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