<description>&lt;p&gt;Before it became one of the most disturbing cases in American frontier history, the Bender homestead was simply a stop along a remote stretch of prairie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this first episode, we trace the historical movements unfolding in Kansas...From the Homestead Act of 1862 to the travelers of the Osage Mission Trail, to understand the world the Bender family lived in and what might have motivated them in their crimes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Some of the links here are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By- Susan Jonusas&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://amzn.to/4enHDlD&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Camilla Bruce&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://amzn.to/4ecHwJr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Larry E. Wood&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://amzn.to/4mVMEE0&lt;/p&gt;
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Before it became one of the most disturbing cases in American frontier history, the Bender homestead was simply a stop along a remote stretch of prairie.In this first episode, we trace the historical movements unfolding in Kansas...From the Homestead Act of 1862 to the travelers of the Osage Mission Trail, to understand the world the Bender family lived in and what might have motivated them in their crimes. *Some of the links here are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you:Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By- Susan Jonusashttps://amzn.to/4enHDlD All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Camilla Brucehttps://amzn.to/4ecHwJr All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Larry E. Woodhttps://amzn.to/4mVMEE0

True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

The Bloody Benders - Part I: Prairie Hospitality | Ep. 22

The Bloody Benders - Part I: Prairie Hospitality | Ep. 22

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