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Peter Gunness, a 30-year-old white male, met his untimely death on December 16, 1902, in La Porte County, Indiana. His cause of death was a fractured skull and subdural hemorrhage, reportedly caused by an auger from a sausage grinder that fell from a shelf and struck him on the head. Gunness had married Belle Gunness earlier that year, on April 1, 1902. His death was officially recorded as an accident, but suspicions soon arose regarding the circumstances surrounding it.
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Peter Gunness
Male
White / Caucasian
La Porte County
IN
1902-12-16
30
Peter
Gunness
12/08/2025
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What's always puzzled me about the tragic death of Peter Gunness is how an auger, of all things, cou... ...Read More
01/01/2024
01/01/2024
I was reading about Peter Gunness's tragic death and couldn't help but wonder about the role that th... ...Read More
04/20/2023
04/20/2023
