American Serial Killer Family: Bloody Benders

You've heard of the witch trials, but have you heard of the werewolf trials?!This fascinating history takes us to back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when panic spread through villages in mainland Europe leading to a number of people being tried and executed as werewolves.What e ...  Show more

When the studious, unassuming brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm left home for university, little did they know their fairy-tale collections would take Europe by storm.We've all heard of Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and Rapunzel. But how well do we really know them?From severed l ...  Show more

Lone-wolf serial killers like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and John Wayne Gacy live in infamy – it’s a familiar archetype in true crime. But a family of serial killers is much less common, and the killing spree committed by the Benders in 19th century Kansas is likely the most famo ...  Show more

When the Bender family disappeared from Labette county, Kansas, in 1873, they left a dozen bodies buried in the garden of their home.But who were they? Who were their victims? And why did people take bricks from their well as souvenirs?Today Betwixt the Sheets, Kate is joined by ...  Show more

In this episode, Payton ventures into the heart of the Kansas frontier during the tumultuous 1870s. As travelers disappeared without a trace, whispers swirl regarding an enigmatic family homestead lurking ominously on the outskirts of town. https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case ...  Show more

Between 1871 and 1872, Labette County, Kansas became a source of mystery. Several people have gone missing on their journey west and a few bodies have been found. Is this the work of highway robbers? Or could it be the peculiar family who live beside the Great Osage Trail?