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Sep 2, 2015 · It was a Sunday in October 1955 when three Chicago boys (from left in the photo: Robert Peterson, 14; John Schuessler, 13; and his brother, Anton, 11) decided to venture downtown for a matinee.
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924.
Belle Gunness (also known as Lady Bluebeard, The LaPorte Black Widow, The Mistress of Murder Farm, and Hell’s Belle) was probably one of America’s most prolific serial killers. She likely ...
Silas Carter Jayne (July 3, 1907 – July 13, 1987) was a Chicago -based stable owner, horse trainer, and horse trader who was heavily involved in criminal activity, including fraud, intimidation, arson, and murder. He covered up the infamous Peterson-Schuessler murders and hired the murder of his stepbrother. Silas was also tried and acquitted ...
May 19, 2014 · Belle Gunness (also known as Lady Bluebeard, The LaPorte Black Widow, The Mistress of Murder Farm, and Hell’s Belle) was probably one of America’s most prolific serial killers who likely killed between 25 and 30 people, including women and children, at the turn of the 20 th century.
Sep 19, 2023 · Police in a quiet community outside Chicago who are investigating the shooting deaths of a family of four, including two children, in their home Sunday night say it wasn’t a random incident.
May 24, 2021 · Belle Gunness Buys a Hog Farm. After Mads’ death, Belle decided to pick and leave Chicago. With her two daughters Myrtle and Lucy and her foster daughter Jenny, she bought a 48-acre farm in La Porte, Indiana. People in the area described Belle as rugged and strong. She was a hog farmer that, legend has it, could lift a 100 lbs hog in each arm.
