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Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 35, and we’ll be hopping in the time machine back to the American West, where we’ll be discussing a brutal string of murders committed by the notorious Bender family.
Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Moon Brews podcast!
**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**
Murder, descriptions of bodies/injuries, descriptions of gore, discussions of the harshness of the American West.
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References:
Wikipedia: Bloody Benders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders
National Archives: The Homestead Act - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act
Smithsonian Magazine: The Kansas Homestead Where America’s First Serial Killer Family Committed Its Crimes Is Up for Sale - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sale-kansas-land-where-bloody-benders-committed-their-crimes-180974121/
Crime Reads: The Bloody Benders: America's First Family Of Serial Killers - https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/
Mental Floss: The Bloody Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family - https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers
Library of Congress: Image 2 of The Weekly Kansas chief (Troy, Kan.), May 22, 1873 - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015484/1873-05-22/ed-1/?sp=2
Kansas Historical Society: Bender Knife - https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106
CPI Inflation Calculator - https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1873?amount=2000
Kansas Alumni: What lies beneath: KU students, faculty search ‘Bloody Benders’ property - https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-article/bloody-benders-property/
By Bri and ChristianaWelcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 35, and we’ll be hopping in the time machine back to the American West, where we’ll be discussing a brutal string of murders committed by the notorious Bender family.
Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Moon Brews podcast!
**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**
Murder, descriptions of bodies/injuries, descriptions of gore, discussions of the harshness of the American West.
Instagram: @something_strangepod
Facebook: Something Strange Podcast
Youtube: @Something_StrangePod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod
Send us a gmail! [email protected]
References:
Wikipedia: Bloody Benders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders
National Archives: The Homestead Act - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act
Smithsonian Magazine: The Kansas Homestead Where America’s First Serial Killer Family Committed Its Crimes Is Up for Sale - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sale-kansas-land-where-bloody-benders-committed-their-crimes-180974121/
Crime Reads: The Bloody Benders: America's First Family Of Serial Killers - https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/
Mental Floss: The Bloody Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family - https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers
Library of Congress: Image 2 of The Weekly Kansas chief (Troy, Kan.), May 22, 1873 - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015484/1873-05-22/ed-1/?sp=2
Kansas Historical Society: Bender Knife - https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106
CPI Inflation Calculator - https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1873?amount=2000
Kansas Alumni: What lies beneath: KU students, faculty search ‘Bloody Benders’ property - https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-article/bloody-benders-property/