On a frigid December night in 1945, the Sodder family gathered in their Fayetteville, West Virginia home to celebrate Christmas Eve. George and Jennie Sodder, along with their ten children, filled the house with warmth, laughter, and the comforting rituals of the holiday. But in the early hours of Christmas Day, joy gave way to horror—a fire erupted, rapidly consuming their home and shattering their world.