Small Town Mysteries

The Bloody Benders


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This week, Rachael takes us back in time to the early U.S. to discuss a case involving a loooot of dead bodies, a trap door, a tiny "cabin", and one murderous family. 

Sources:
1) https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1871?amount=4600
2) https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/
3) https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherryvale,_Kansas
5)https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/civil_war/Homestead_Act.htm#:~:text=To%20help%20develop%20the%20American,western%20land%20to%20individual%20settlers.

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