Bloody Benders: A Family of Serial Killers

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Join us as we traverse the American frontier to discuss Kansas’ infamous family of serial killers - the Bender family (AKA the Bloody Benders). We’ll discuss their victims, what we know about the Benders, as well as their gruesome crimes.

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