Legacy
Damon Runyon based a short story, "Lonely Heart", on the Gunness case, including the handyman.
E. L. Doctorow based a short story, "A House on the Plains", on the Gunness case.
In 2005, Anne Berit Vestby directed the 50-minute documentary Belle Gunness- a serial killer from Selbu.
Belle Gunness's notoriety was formidable enough to inspire a folk song in 1938.
The 2004 movie, Method, was inspired by and loosely based on the Belle Gunness murders. A 2009 movie, described as a psychological thriller, called Belle Gunness is in development.
The character of Bessie Denker from the novel and film The Bad Seed is based roughly on Belle Gunness.
In 2007, Rob Zombie/ex-Marilyn Manson guitarist John 5 released the album The Devil Knows My Name, including the track "Black Widow of La Porte," a direct reference to Gunness. This song is a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
The song "Bella the Butcher" featured on the band Macabre's album Grim Scary Tales is based on Belle Gunness.
The metalcore band Belle Gunness comes from Richmond, Virginia.
Backroad Brewery, a microbrewery located in La Porte, Indiana produces an Irish style dry stout named after Belle Gunness.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)