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.
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Case Sources:
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History by Tori Telfer
Hell’s Half-Acre by Susan Jonusas
A&E - https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bloody-benders
The Joplin Globe - https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/bill-caldwell-bloody-benders-were-frontier-serial-killers/article_f6349444-0acf-11ee-974c-53c671e62b02.html
Slate - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-crimes-susan-jonusas.html
New York Post - https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/how-a-serial-killer-family-murdered-8-and-got-away-with-it/
Kansas Reflector - https://kansasreflector.com/2021/10/31/a-mysterious-murder-site-has-a-new-owner-hes-looking-for-answers-about-the-bloody-benders/
Humanities Kansas - https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/people/true-crime-in-kansas-the-mystery-of-the-benders
CPI Inflation Calculator - https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1873?amount=2000
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18. Mass Deaths: Mark O. Barton
17. Lost and Found: Lou Ellen Burleigh
16. Lost and Found: Denise Huber
15. Bungled Burglaries: Audrey Sprey / Byron Smith
14. Bungled Burglaries: Greggory Smart
13. Occupational Hazards - Retail and Hospitality Murders
12. Occupational Hazards: Real Estate Agents
11. Bombings: Bombings That Remain a Mystery
10. Bombings: Mark Hofmann
10. Bombings: Mark Hofmann
9. Unidentified Serial Killers - Zodiac Killer
8. Unidentified Serial Killers - CRV Killer
7. Solved or Unsolved - Adam Walsh, Pt. 2
6. Solved or Unsolved - Adam Walsh, Pt. 1
5. Poisoners - Murder Mystery Weekend
3. Poisoners - The Teacup Poisoner, Pt. 1
4. Poisoners - The Teacup Poisoner, Pt. 2
2. Internet Killers: Darkly Dreaming Mark
1. Internet Killers: The Slavemaster
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