It’s episode 149 and the Sinister Sisters are nothing if not civil. Is that Sarah’s second favorite C word? In today’s episode, Erin covers part one of her story on the Bloody Benders. Travelers on the Osage-Mission Trail in 1870s Kansas begin to disappear at an alarming rate and the Bender family comes under scrutiny when their home and makeshift inn is found abandoned and bloody. When in doubt, drink something that’s crisp. 

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If you want to look into these topics yourselves, below are the sources used: 

Erin’s sources: (Investigation Discovery’s Evil Kin S02E02);(https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/);(https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/bloody-benders);(https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/03/bloody-benders-true-story-kate-bender-crimes-susan-jonusas.html);(https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-bastardized-story-of-the-bloody-benders-a203fb0e419a);(https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/);(https://www.morningsun.net/stories/bloody-bender-mystery-to-be-revisited,74153)