Episode 45: She was a self-proclaimed psychic, a 'medium' who claimed she could speak to the dead. Little did her clients know, Kate Bender wasn't just talking to spirits—she was busy creating them. Tucked away in a small cabin in Labette County, Kansas the Bender family ran a business where guests checked in, but their souls never checked out. Today, we’re digging into the cellar of the infamous 'Bender Inn' to uncover the secrets of the family that vanished into thin air.

⁠https://guides.loc.gov/homestead-act/introduction?loclr=blogser⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders⁠

⁠https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-benders/⁠

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