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 investigation passed several times through the cabin of the benders, a family of german immigrants who ran a small grocery store and restaurant outside of cherryvale, kansas, but the. The woman who supplied us with the font to use for the bloody benders logo has passed away at age 73. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images bender. The saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. And their story remains a ghastly part of kansas folklore to this day.
When people begin to mysteriously vanish on the frontier, the troubled doctor york goes. On this episode of oclock, tom and jenny explore one of the darkest corridors of 19th century american history, focusing on the infamous bloody benders, a faux family of four murderers who are. This family of serial killers made national headlines for their horrific crimes committed during. In this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. Its bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. The bender s was a deadly place for many travellers. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime. Nov 08, 2011 the bloody benders november 8, 2011 henry cabot beck scare master john carpenter, who created the halloween franchise, wants to make a picture about the bloody benders, a german family of serial killers who ran a general store and saloon in mound valley, kansas, in the early 1870s. The bloody benders november 8, 2011 henry cabot beck scare master john carpenter, who created the halloween franchise, wants to make a picture about the bloody benders, a german family of serial killers who ran a general store and saloon in mound valley, kansas, in the early 1870s. Ok, they had a few quirks, like conning, killing, robbing, and not. And while its unconfirmed whether the inspiration for texas chainsaw massacres leatherface, serial killer ed gein, actually committed.
With bruce davison, linda purl, james karen, buck taylor. The bloody benders were among the first homesteaders to take up residence in the newly acquired kansas territory after the civil war. Then neighbors remembered finding additional bodies on the prairie the past winter that had been mutilated in much the same fashion. And to suggest she was an artist is the understatement of the century. The bloody benders 18 comments in the early 1870s the counties of labette and montgomery in kansas were experiencing an alarming number of missing persons.
Next, check out the story of edmund kemper, whose story is almost too gruesome to tell. May 07, 2007 the saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. They had the perfect setup for luring victims in as they served as a general store and inn for those headed out west. When the bender family opens a tavern along the osage trail in southeastern kansas, many westward bound travelers suddenly go missing. God bless you miss peaches, and may you rest in peace, at last. In the 1870s, labette county, kansas became a destination for a small groups of spiritualists among them, the bender family, who built a cabin that served as their home and an inn for travelers. I wrote this years ago for halloween and i keep recycling it every year. The benders were a family who arrived in labette county kansa around 1870 the the bender family built a one room log shanty the size of it was sixteen by twenty. The unsettling true story of americas first serial killing family. They are taty bloody batty vocals, andrea vamp guitar, mari bender bass, and angy bender drums. I ask because of todays episode of my favorite murder. In the 19th century the benders were a family of mass murderers living near the small town of cherryvale, kansas. The bloody benders part 1 an american horror story.
Nov 28, 2016 its bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin. The bloody benders, americas first serial killer family mental floss. The big valley, season 3, episode 6, ladykiller 1967 loosely depicts the story of the bloody benders, as an innkeepers pretty daughter is the bait used to rob and kill visitors. With gary ayash, peter chiamardas, ben church, melissa b. 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. The bloody benders they really didnt belong in the 19th century. The bloody benders of labette county a true ghost story.
Download right click and do save link as this week we talk about one of the earliest stories of a serial killing family, better known as the bloody benders. Near here are the bender mounds, named for the infamous bender familyjohn, his wife, son, and daughter katewho settled here in 1871. The bloody benders part 1 an american horror story youtube. The bloody benders serial killer family of the mid west horrifying. Punk music, lyrics, and videos from mexico city, d. Bloody benders are an allfemale horror punk band from mexico city, mexico.
Aug, 2011 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. Bloody always stands at the tip of the industry,deepening strategic cooperation between esports and peripheral brands,leading the game peripherals into the era of diversified development. Bloody benders property goes up for sale in kansas cnn. Id spotlights family of serial killers known as the bloody. 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 bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of america. Secretly, the four made a living through murder and robbery. And because im at work and cant go back through myself.
Hey murderinos, just listened to the new episode and heard karens recommendation for the dollop episode on the bloody benders. When people begin to mysteriously vanish on the frontier, the troubled doctor york goes searching for answers and stumbles upon the benders, a homesteading family with an unnatural way of living off the land. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas from 1871 to 1873. This post also gets more views from all over the world than anything else ive ever written. The benders were a family who arrived in labette county kansa around 1870 the the bender family built a one room log shanty the size of it was sixteen by twenty the shanty was used for an inn divided by a canvas curtain so there might be some privacy the benders lived on one. They would have been far more suited to the 20th or 21st centuries. Ma and kate planted a garden and small orchard near the house. The bloody benders quickly passed into legend as americas first serial killer family. Morgan a wealthy indian territory ranchman, to the effect that the entire bender family. American serial killers spotlights the old west family who had a taste for murder.
Considered by many to be americas first serial killers, the bloody benders were an immigrant family living in 1870s kansas who ran a roadside murder inn. In 1843, in rural kansas a family of serial killers known as the bloody benders cut a deadly swath across the prairie. But an entire family of serial killers is almost unheard of. The family consisted of john bender and his wife, elvira, their son, john jr. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. Download the benders were just your average family. The bloody benders were the first in the united states. The bloody benders mgb june 7, 2015 true crime when it comes to vintage serial killers who shat where their ate, so to speak, h. Sep 03, 20 with the benders gone, neighbors searched their property.
The inn is separated by a canvas curtain, from behind which the bleeck family kills visitors seated in a chair of honor with a hammer. By all appearances, the benders were like most area settlers. C photoduplication service, library of congress,19. The ghastly discovery of eight bodies, including the corpse of a little girl, plus the bloody, stenchfilled cellar, told the grim tale. It turns out, the bender tavern became their final. The benders turned the front half into an inn and grocery store where travelers on the nearby osage trail could find rest, supplies, and a warm meal. Mar 20, 2018 the bloody benders quickly passed into legend as americas first serial killer family.
Depicting the arrival of a murderous german immigrant family in rural kansas shortly after the civil war, it makes no attempt whatsoever to analyze its characters actions and worldviews from a contemporary perspective. In 1992, fern morrow wood, a cherryvale teacher, wrote the benders, keepers of the devils inn. Over a century later, you can still find them in books, tv, and on the big screen people never get tired of their story. July kicks off with a grisly bang as the boys of blurry photos introduce you to the bloody benders. It covers the ongoing investigation into the bloody benders. Aug 12, 2014 with gary ayash, peter chiamardas, ben church, melissa b. Based on the true story of the bloody benders paul ibbetson. Oct 05, 2016 in this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. While bender mythology holds that john and kate were brother and sister, contemporary newspapers reported that several of the benders neighbors have stated that they claimed to be married, possibly a common law marriage. Kate soon gained notoriety as a selfproclaimed healer and spiritualist.
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. A family owns and operates a creepy hotel in the late 19th century where some of the guests who checkin disappear mysteriously. This mod adds a new armor set called a blood benders armor. The bands name is taken from the bloody benders, a family john bender, his wife, son and daughter of serial killers who owned an inn and small. 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. What episode do the guys talk about the bloody benders. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas bender mounds, kansas by kathy weiseralexander. With the benders gone, neighbors searched their property. This armor is intended to extend my spell mod called a blood benders mind. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas, from 1869 to 1873.
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. 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. Based on the horrifying true story of americas first serial killing family. The alleged family consisted of john bender, his wife kate, son john jr. The kansas murders new york times, may, 1873 says theyre not the benders new york times, january 11, 1890 website. The book is written by the trial defense attorney, mr. No, she was not a graphic designer, not an illustrator, she was nothing of the sort. The six most terrifying serial killer families in history. It is the first and only comprehensive story of the bloody benders. He was probably born in germany or the netherlands.
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