The Lonely Hearts Killers
1940’s
For many, relationships are far from easy. The search for love can be a rough experience and for the romantically downtrodden in the ’40s and ’50s, their answer lied within the pages of the newspaper.
The ‘Lonely Hearts’ section was the equivalent of modern-day dating apps. Lonely individuals would post in the column about themselves and their desire to meet romantic partners.
For many, this was a good way to meet new people. However, for an unlucky group in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Lonely Hearts column would ultimately…
be their demise
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