{"product_id":"the-butcher-of-la-porte-cordelia-welch-9798293778300","title":"The Butcher of La Porte: The Chilling Crimes of Belle Gunness and the Mind of a Murderess Who Hunted for Love, Money, and Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eThey came with dreams. She welcomed them with open arms. Then they vanished forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the quiet town of La Porte, Indiana, at the turn of the 20th century, a monstrous secret was growing beneath a well-kept farmhouse. Men from across the country answered Belle Gunness's handwritten ads seeking love and companionship. One by one, they arrived-hopeful, trusting, and utterly unaware they were walking into a slaughterhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelle Gunness was no ordinary killer. She was a mother. A widow. A seemingly pious immigrant woman chasing the American dream. But behind her soft voice and solemn eyes hid a mind sharpened by greed, cruelty, and a bloodlust that defied comprehension. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of years, she lured dozens of victims-husbands, suitors, children into her web of deception and death. Then, one fateful night, her farmhouse burned to the ground, leaving behind charred bodies and even deeper questions. Was she one of the dead-or had she staged the ultimate vanishing act? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending gripping true crime storytelling with psychological insight into one of history's most terrifying female murderers, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher of La Porte\u003c\/i\u003e peels back the layers of a woman who hunted with charm, struck with malice, and disappeared into legend. This is not just the story of a killer, it's the story of how evil can wear the face of innocence... and get away with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas She Burned Alive or Did She Vanish to Kill Again? The True Crime Mystery That Haunts America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cordelia Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798293778300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Cordelia Welch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203263742207,"sku":"9798293778300","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e8725fd-c8c4-4e44-8ef2-816d27597f69.jpg?v=1756834838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-butcher-of-la-porte-cordelia-welch-9798293778300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}