She was called the “Black Widow of the Midwest” — a woman who built a farm in Indiana, welcomed suitors from across the country, and left a trail of suspicion, fire, and death. Belle Gunness’s story begins far from La Porte, with humble roots in Norway, and ends in one of America’s most enduring murder mysteries. Was she a grieving widow… or one of history’s most calculating killers?

Song: Strings Attached by Ruiqi Zhao