The Bloody Benders

Criminal Discourse Podcast

In 1870 the Kansas Territory was opened and large tracks of land were granted to settlers looking to establish new lives. This included the Bender Family who obtained a 160-acre property along the Osage Trail. The Benders soon established a general supply store and inn for weary travelers. In 1871 the bodies of dead men would be discovered nearby and the disappearance of a prominent doctor would soon lead his family and the surrounding community to suspect that all was not right at The Bender Inn. Listen to the tale of how one "family" left their mark on Sunflower state.