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Hendry Gurholdt

Case from La Porte, IN dated Jul 04, 1905

Victim Details

Hendry Gurholdt

Male

White / Caucasian

La Porte

IN

1905-07-04

35

Hendry

Gurholdt

07/28/2026

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In the summer of 1905, Henry Gurholdt, a 35-year-old White male from Scandinavia, Wisconsin, traveled to La Porte, Indiana, carrying approximately $1,500 in cash and high hopes for a new future. He had responded to a matrimonial advertisement placed by a wealthy widow named Belle Gunness, who was seeking a partner to help manage her farm. Upon his arrival, Gurholdt wrote to his family expressing satisfaction with the arrangement and the farm's condition, even requesting that they send him seed p ...
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  • Belle Gunness - Wikipedia
  • Henry Jacobsen Gurholt (1870 - 1905) - Genealogy - Geni
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    It’s just so tragic to think about Henry Gurholdt and all the other poor souls who fell victim to ... ...Read More
    05/29/2023
    I've been diving into the case of Belle Gunness and it's just so chilling to think about what these ... ...Read More
    04/10/2023
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