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Andrew Helgelien

Case from La Porte County, IN dated Jan 14, 1908

Victim Details

Andrew Helgelien

Male

White / Caucasian

La Porte County

IN

1908-01-14

49

Andrew

Helgelien

07/07/2026

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In the winter of 1908, a South Dakota farmer named Andrew Helgelien traveled to LaPorte County, Indiana, with hopes of a prosperous future. He was a male of Norwegian descent who had been corresponding with a wealthy widow named Belle Gunness. Gunness had placed advertisements in Norwegian-language newspapers seeking a partner to share her farm and her life. Andrew, believing he had found a promising opportunity, journeyed to her McClung Road farm with his life savings.

Not long after his ...
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  • How a farm girl became the 'butcher' of lonely men - New York Post
  • Belle Gunness, the 'La Porte Ghoul' whose siren song led lonely ...
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