It's 1870s Kansas. Travelers are disappearing on the Osage Trail. Suspicion lands on the Bender family. Their one-room cabin served as their home, store, and inn. They lured their victims, usually solo travelers, by giving the a place to eat and rest their heads. Instead of recharging, their bodies were dragged through a trap door to a cellar to later be buried in shallow graves in the apple orchard.

What happened to "The Bloody Benders?" Were they killed? Did they reinvent themselves? Let's take a dive into their crimes and who they were.

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