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Hell's princess : the mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men / Harold Schechter.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781477808955
- ISBN: 1477808957
- ISBN: 9781477808948
- Physical Description: xvi, 316 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index. |
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| Genre: | True crime stories. Biography. Biographies. Biographies. True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 43 of 45 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 45 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams PL Sys. - Decatur Branch | B GUNNESS SCH (Text) | 34207002149855 | Adult Non-Fiction Biographies | Available | - |
| Alexandria-Monroe PL - Alexandria | 364.152 SCH (Text) | 37521530891151 | AMPL Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Brazil PL - Brazil | 364.152 S (Text) | 38160000527026 | Second Floor, Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Butler PL - Butler | 921 GUNNES (Text) | 73174005035105 | Adult: Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola | 364.1523 SCH (Text) | 33118000184223 | Adult: Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clinton PL - Clinton | B GUNNESS (Text) | 36806002085031 | BIOGRAPHY 2ND FLOOR | Available | - |
| Eckhart PL - Main | 364.152 SCH (Text) | 840191002492586 | Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level | Available | - |
| Franklin Co PL Dist. - Brookville PL | IND BIO GUN (Text) | 38217000702288 | Indiana Biography | Reference | - |
| Franklin Co PL Dist. - Laurel PL | 364.152 SCH (Text) | 36241000494060 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Greenwood PL - Greenwood | NONFICTION TRUE CRIME MURDER SERIAL KILLER Schechter (Text) | 36626103927646 | 2nd Floor Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Belle Gunness engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908 she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her La Porte, Indiana 'murder farm.' Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadn't merely been poisoned... they'd been butchered. Schechter profiles the killing spree of the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. - Baker & Taylor
"The shocking true story of one of the twentieth century's most prolific female serial killers."--Book jacket. - Baker & Taylor
Provides a gripping account of one of the worldâs few female serial killers who lured unsuspecting victims, including hired hands and well-to-do bachelors looking for a spouse, to her âmurder farmâ in Indiana between 1902 and 1908. - Baker & Taylor
Provides a biography of one of the most notorious female serial killers of the twentieth century who lured unsuspecting victims to her Indiana "murder farm." - Brilliance Audio
'A deeply researched and morbidly fascinating chronicle of one of America's most notorious female killers.' 'The New York Times Book Review
An Amazon Charts bestseller.
In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana 'murder farm.' Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadn't merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. They'd been butchered.
Hell's Princess is a riveting account of one of the most sensational killing sprees in the annals of American crime: the shocking series of murders committed by the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. The only definitive book on this notorious case and the first to reveal previously unknown information about its subject, Harold Schechter's gripping, suspenseful narrative has all the elements of a classic mystery'and all the gruesome twists of a nightmare.
- Brilliance Audio
âA deeply researched and morbidly fascinating chronicle of one of Americaâs most notorious female killers.â âThe New York Times Book Review
An Amazon Charts bestseller.
In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana âmurder farm.â Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadnât merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. Theyâd been butchered.
Hellâs Princess is a riveting account of one of the most sensational killing sprees in the annals of American crime: the shocking series of murders committed by the woman who came to be known as Lady Bluebeard. The only definitive book on this notorious case and the first to reveal previously unknown information about its subject, Harold Schechterâs gripping, suspenseful narrative has all the elements of a classic mysteryâand all the gruesome twists of a nightmare.
