Belva Gaertner (born Belva Eleanora Boosinger, September 14, 1884 - May 14, 1965), was an American cabaret singer who was famously acquitted for murdering her lover in Chicago in 1924. She inspired the fictional character Velma Kelly/Velma Wall in the play Chicago. The character also appears in the musical based on the play.
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