The Bloody Benders, The 19th-Century Kansas Family Who Murdered At Least 11 Travelers At Their Inn
The Bender family ran a small inn for travelers along the Osage Mission Trail in Kansas, but they suddenly abandoned their homestead in 1873 — then the bodies of people who had gone missing turned up buried on their property.
By Wyatt Redd
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Mar 2, 2025
The Bloody Benders, The 19th-Century Kansas Family Who Murdered At Least 11 Travelers At Their Inn
The Bender family ran a small inn for travelers along the Osage Mission Trail in Kansas, but they suddenly abandoned their homestead in 1873 — then the bodies of people who had gone missing turned up buried on their property.
By Wyatt Redd
•
March 2, 2025