Secretly, the four made a living through murder and robbery. The unsettling true story of americas first serial killing family. Bloody benders, kisah rumah dara dari kansas re tawon. Never forget a victims voice did charles pa ingalls. In the 19th century the benders were a family of mass murderers living near the small town of cherryvale, kansas. The infamous homicidal family of labette county, kansas. A family of individuals, some of whom were immigrants from germany settled in labette county and established a sort of respite and store for travelers out of their home where they offered lodging and sold staples. The father and son were large, coarse appearing men, and the daughter was a large, masculine, red. Podcasts of these and other stories from the collection, read by the author, can also be found on the stations website. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin. Nicholas nicastro is raising funds for bring the bloody benders to life.
As reported by the salina journal the bloody benders were once located on the 162 acre lot, which many considered americas first serial killer family. Ap kansas cropland that turned into a crime scene of serial slayings in the 1870s is up for auction. The bloody benders were a small german immigrant family who settled in late 19th century kansas, opened a grocery storeinn and began murdering rich lodgers and stashing the bodies across the prarie and in a ditch beneath the house. Holmes was americas first serial killer see my article here for more. The saga of the bloody benders by rick geary goodreads. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. He was probably born in germany or the netherlands. Dec 01, 2017 this book contains the bender tragedy, and is a reprint from june 8, 1875.
She lived with her parents and brother while helping them run an isolated grocery and road house. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime books. The book is written by the trial defense attorney, mr. Made in 2008 about the bloody bender family in 1800s kansas,an audio telling of their strange story. It surmises the bloody benders tragedy where so many people were murdered. One of the most prolific falsehoods in the annals of true crime is that h. Kate soon gained notoriety as a selfproclaimed healer and spiritualist. The bender family kansas first known serial killers murdered at least 11 people at their labette county homestead in the 1870s. The story of the murderous bender family, which killed a dozen people in southeast kansas between 1871 and 1873, is being filmed in kansas. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas from 1871 to 1873. The family would later be identified as the bloody benders. A piece of land where kansas first known serial killers murdered at least 11 people in the 1870s is up for auction.
Near here are the bender mounds, named for the infamous bender familyjohn, his wife, son, and daughter katewho settled here in 1871. Bloody benders from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia bender family other names john bender kate bender kate bender daughter john bender jr. Land that once belonged to bloody benders serial killer. The approximately 152 acres of land that was once the property of the bloody benders, who may be the first serial killer family in america. The bloody benders bloody benders intro scene fade in. Leading member of the bloody benders kate bender gained the reputation as an attractive but dangerous woman in her labette county community. Schrader real estate and auction co land auction marketing. The family that slays together the bloody benders from.
The bloody benders were the first in the united states. Legend has it that the family of four gruesomely murdered at least 11 patrons, scattering the bodies throughout their property and county. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas, between 1871 and 1873. The kansas site where the bender family, dubbed the bloody benders, lured travelers to their deaths will be sold off to the highest bidder by an indianabased auction company next month, the. Sketches from the 19 book the benders in kansas by john towner james the members of the bender family were not named bender, and with the exception of the two women, were not related. The family consisted of john bender, his wife elvira bender, son john, jr. Kansas site of 1870s bloody benders serial killings is.
Listen to the serial killer podcast episodes free, on demand. Kansas land up for auction was site of 1870s serial slayings. Aug 11, 2017 the movie bender is a retelling of a historical story that took place in southeast kansas during the 1870s. Jul 10, 2017 a troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders with an unnatural way of living off the land. The fate of the bender family, 1873 historical true crime.
The 162acre tract of cropland known as the bender farm will be sold. The bloody benders, are considered to be one of americas first family of serial killers. After watching slaughter, i had to do a piece on the family, and i really enjoyed researching and writing about them. In the 19th century, kansas was a bloody place, especially before the civil war as freesoilers and slavery advocates duked it out for control of the new territory. The case drew instant notoriety and parallels were drawn to the bloody benders, a family of dishonest innkeepers 66 miles 110km further west in cherryvale ks who robbed and murdered travellers from 18711873. Nicholas nicastro goes inside the story of americas first serial killers, the family that terrorized travelers in 1870s kansas.
The shocking story of the bloody benders mass murderers. There victims were travelers, people that would be not be noticed if. Bloody benders state historical marker cherryvale, ks. A piece of land that can be auctioned in kansas offers rolling views, workable soil, and the history of some of the most notorious murders ever committed in the state. The serial killer podcast the bloody benders listen.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject kansas, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the u. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The bloody benders mystery in kansas still baffles people. One early instance of misleading has stayed unsolved. Somewhat an alien in the midst of the other family members, she was the only one to culture social skills. In the 1870s, kansas was settled by wholesome homesteaders and a family of serial killers called the bloody benders. The bloody benders were a german family of four that settled a claim in southeastern kansas in labette county in 1871, according to the kansas historical. Jan 25, 2020 a piece of land where a kansas family of four killed at least 11 people in the 1870s is up for auction. The bloody benders were a small german immigrant family who settled in late 19th century kansas, opened a grocery storeinn and began murdering rich. The infamous homicidal family of labette county, kansas treasury of victorian murder treasury of victorian murder paperback 01 by geary, rick isbn. And as jonathan riley reports for the salina journal, the land where they committed their crimes is. William york was a man who went calling on the benders in the spring of 1873. Nearly a dozen travelers who stopped at their small inn were murdered, and their bodies later found buried on the benders property.
The notorious bloody benders were a german immigrant family who owned both a general store and small inn in the early 1870s in labette county. Unlike most criminals of their time, they escaped and were never caught. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1992, fern morrow wood, a cherryvale teacher, wrote the benders, keepers of the devils inn. While bender mythology holds that john and kate were brother and sister, contemporary newspapers reported that several of the benders neighbors have. Story of bloody benders may find way to big screen local. Bloody benders schrader real estate and auction co land. We think of them as bad seeds loners with sickening desires to kill repeatedly, often in the shadows. The bloody benders of kansas from the dusty archives. Oct 31, 2018 the benders is still the scariest episode of supernatural. The serial killer podcast the bloody benders listen via. The bender family serial killers real unexplained mysteries. See more ideas about haunting, kansas, haunted places. Property belonging to the bloody benders, americas.
The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas, from 1869 to 1873. James schaaps small wonders, a series of historical vignettes about regional history for kwitkoia public radio in sioux city, iowa. The bender clan settled in kansas in 1870, building a combined store and inn. Land belonging to one of americas first serial killer families the bloody benders is up for sale. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas bender mounds, kansas by kathy weiseralexander. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned an inn and small general store in labette county of southeastern kansas from 1871 to 1873. Oct 31, 2016 explore kansasmags board haunted kansas.
See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and early american. Kansas homestead of the bloody benders hit auction block. Based on the true story of the bloody benders will be. When he never returned, his brother colonel ed york and kansas state senator alexander york, organized a search party to find their. A longtime after subjection finished, southeast kansas still kept up a notoriety for being a rough and upsetting spot to live. The bloody benders, americas first serial killer family. They had a son, also john but sometimes named thomas, and a. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned a small general store and inn in osage township, labette county, kansas from 1872 to 1873. Julukan bloody benders bender yang berdarah diberikan setelah mereka diketahui melakukan aksiaksi pembunuhan terhadap orangorang yang singgah di rumah mereka untuk bermalam. Site where bloody benders killed victims is up for. It covers the ongoing investigation into the bloody benders.
The bender knife a podcast about the bloody benders of kansas monday, may 14, 2012 jesse willis leave a comment in research for another story i came across a cool podcast along the lines of bbc radio 4s the history of the world in 100 objects. York, and is a descriptive firsthand account of the murder of her husband, by the benders of cherryvale. This true history is now captured in a gripping fictional tale. Over a century later, you can still find them in books, tv, and on the big screen people never get tired of their story. The family consisted of john bender and his wife, elvira, their son, john jr. This article will be covering the infamous bender family serial killers from labette county, kansas, where pa, ma, john and kate used to take a hammer and knife to their unsuspecting victims the bloody benders family.
The bloody benders of kansas house of tortured souls. As reported by the salina journal the bloody benders were once located on the 162acre lot and were considered by many to be americas first family of serial killers. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime. Kansas land where the bloody benders slayed at least 11. It takes only a moment of reflection to realise that many gunslingers both preceded holmes and superceded his body count. A chronicle of the 1873 bender murders in kansas and the subsequent 1889 trial of the suspected bender women. The bloody benders were a german family of four that settled a claim in southeastern kansas in labette county in 1871, according to the kansas historical society khs. How the bloody benders made murder the family business. Bloody benders bukan blender adalah julukan yang diberikan terhadap keluarga bender yang hidup menjelang akhir abad ke19 di wilayah cherrysvale, kansas tenggara, as. With bruce davison, linda purl, james karen, buck taylor. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of america. See 7 photos and 2 tips from 88 visitors to bloody benders state historical marker.
Today, the bloody benders endure as a notorious serial killing family of the old west. The son was twentyseven, and the daughter katie was twentyfour years of age. The 162acre tract where the bender family killed at least 11 people will be sold off to the highest bidder by an indianabased auction company next month, the wichita eagle reported. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned a small general store and inn in labette county, kansas from 1872 to 1873 shared with people but never released. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned a small general store and inn in labette county, kansas from 1872 to 1873 shared with people but. Listen to the stuff you missed in history class episode the.
The benders were able to keep up their bloody serial killing ways for nearly two years until they came across their final victim. Site of 1870s bloody benders serial killings is for sale the wichita. In 1870, the same year the ingalls family left the. John bender escaped mental patient who is looking for victims, some money, and tequila. The bloody bender family of cherryvale comprised of a mother, a dad, a child and a little girl who subsided into the infinitesimal prairie community in 1870. It is the first and only comprehensive story of the bloody benders. Bloody benders, kisah rumah dara dari kansas kaskus. The movie bender is a retelling of a historical story that took place in southeast kansas during the 1870s. Bloody benders property goes up for sale in kansas cnn. The benders is still the scariest episode of supernatural.
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