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Ray Lamphere, Belle Gunness Murder Suspect

Ray Lamphere, Belle Gunness Murder Suspect
Half-length portrait of Ray Lamphere, a murder suspect associated with the Belle Gunness murder mystery, sitting in a room in LaPorte, Indiana. Mrs. Belle Gunness, who was associated with affinity finding bureaus, was found to have caused several deaths in LaPorte, Indiana.

Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.

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