9 Paula K. Hinton, «‘Come Prepared to Stay Forever’: The Tale of a Murderess in Turn-of-the-Century America», diss. (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 2001), p. 41.
10 Ibid.
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12 «Coroner’s Inquisition, Deposition of Witnesses, Exhibit ‘C,’ Chris Christofferson, May 26, 1908», on file in the archives of the La Porte Historical Society Museum.
1 A facsimile of one of these ads is on display in the Belle Gunness exhibit at the La Porte County Historical Society.
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3 Hinton, p. 46.
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5 Hinton, p. 46; de la Torre, p. 55.
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8 de la Torre, p. 16;
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10 Shepherd, p. 52.
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1 de la Torre, p. 17.
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4 de la Torre, p. 18; Anon., The Mrs. Gunness Mystery! pp. 84–85; Troy Taylor, «Come Prepared to Stay Forever»: The Madness of Belle Gunness. Hell Hath No Fury, Book 5 (Decatur, IL: Whitechapel Press, 2013).
5 de la Torre, p. 19.
6 La Porte Argus-Bulletin, May 18, 1908, p. 1.
7 Marion Daily
1 All contemporary newspaper articles on the case, as well as virtually all succeeding accounts, spell the name «Helgelein». However, on the Find-a-Grave website, there is a photograph of Andrew’s gravestone in which his last name is spelled «Helgelien». There is a note on the site stating: «The name Helgelien as spelled on the gravestone is confirmed by family members to be correct. An alternate spelling (e. g., Helgelein) seen elsewhere is not correct».
2 Asle Helgelien, Andrew’s brother, said that he had found eighty letters from Belle among his brother’s belongings. During Ray Lamphere’s trial, however, newspapers reported that the prosecution was in possession of seventy-five letters from Belle to Andrew. See
3 Ted Hartzell, «Belle Gunness’ Poison Pen»,
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6 My thanks to Katherine Ramsland for providing me with typed transcripts of Belle’s surviving letters to Helgelien.
7 Hartzell, p. 53.
1 de la Torre, p. 19.
2 Shepherd, p. 30.
3 de la Torre, p. 104.
4 Shepherd, p. 28;
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4 Compare, for example,
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6 Transcripts of this and other letters between Asle Helgelien and Belle Gunness were provided to me by Dr. Katherine Ramsland.
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8 Josh Chaney, «Story About Belle Gunness», unpublished manuscript on file at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum; Hinton, p. 89;
