Considered by many to be americas first serial killers, the bloody benders were an immigrant family living in 1870s kansas who ran a roadside murder inn. The benders was a deadly place for many travellers. This is another fine release from high fliers films, a company i only discovered recently with the release of the cleansing 2019. Its bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. Then neighbors remembered finding additional bodies on the prairie the past winter that had been mutilated in much the same fashion. Aug 12, 2014 with gary ayash, peter chiamardas, ben church, melissa b. Theres a host of history, arts, travel, and more at your streaming fingertips. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. I just watched the movie on lmn network about this and cried throughout, evil man. The kansas murders new york times, may, 1873 says theyre not the benders new york times, january 11, 1890 website.
This post also gets more views from all over the world than anything else ive ever written. With the benders gone, neighbors searched their property. Guillermo del toro teams with angry films on the bloody benders. The investigators found eight or so bodies in the garden area, including that of a 7 or 8yearold girl. The woman who supplied us with the font to use for the bloody benders logo has passed away at age 73. The ghastly discovery of eight bodies, including the corpse of a little girl, plus the bloody, stenchfilled cellar, told the grim tale. The benders lured travelers in with food and lodging, but their guests were never seen again. The big valley, season 3, episode 6, ladykiller 1967 loosely depicts the story of the bloody benders, as an innkeepers pretty daughter is the bait used to rob and kill visitors. Oct 05, 2016 in this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. With gary ayash, peter chiamardas, ben church, melissa b. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned an inn and small general store in labette county, kansas from 1871 to 1873.
The saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. True horror story of the bloody benders family creepy. Over a century later, you can still find them in books, tv, and on the big screen people never get tired of their story. Movie made in kansas about serial killer family released on dvd. Evil kin the bloody benders tv episode 2014 quotes on imdb. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide.
A family of individuals, some of whom were immigrants. A ticket agent in thayer, kansas, reported selling tickets to four people matching their descriptions. Depicting the arrival of a murderous german immigrant family in rural kansas shortly after the civil war, it makes no attempt whatsoever to analyze its characters actions and worldviews from a contemporary perspective. The benders were a family who arrived in labette county kansa around 1870 the the bender family built a one room log shanty the size of it was sixteen by twenty the shanty was used for an inn divided by a canvas curtain so there might be some privacy the benders lived on one. Guillermo del toros necropia entertainment and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy are teaming to option the bloody. Much less well known today, but perhaps even more notorious in their own time, were a family of four who went by the last name of bender and who operated an inn and. He was probably born in germany or the netherlands. The family consisted of john bender, his wife elvira bender. It is the first and only comprehensive story of the bloody benders. A family owns and operates a creepy hotel in the late 19th century where some of the guests who checkin disappear mysteriously. They are taty bloody batty vocals, andrea vamp guitar, mari bender bass, and angy bender drums. As a bonus, netflix has the wartime documentaries featured in the film available to stream.
With stephanie beaton, mikul robins, william combs, vinnie bilancio. In this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. This area in west kanas was located along the main trail that headed further west. By some accounts, three or so bodies were found on the surrounding prairie. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas from 1871 to 1873. Without the historic underpinnings the benders killing spree would seem a bit. The investigation passed several times through the cabin of the benders, a family of german immigrants who ran a small grocery store and restaurant outside of cherryvale, kansas, but the. May 07, 2007 the saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin. I wrote this years ago for halloween and i keep recycling it every year. The family consisted of john bender and his wife, elvira, their son, john jr. There are plenty of other books and articles about the benders out there, if you want to. Kansass bloody benders a small community of spiritualists and farmers came together in osage township in the early 1870s. It looks like we dont have any release dates for this title yet.
The bloody benders hardcover january 1, 1970 by robert h adleman author. Based on the true story of the bloody benders paul ibbetson. They would have been far more suited to the 20th or 21st centuries. Movies, christmas fireplace, netflix streaming, cool house designs, home movies. They settled on the infamous story of the bender family. When people begin to mysteriously vanish on the frontier, the troubled doctor york goes searching for answers and stumbles upon.
The six most terrifying serial killer families in history. In 1843, in rural kansas a family of serial killers known as the bloody benders cut a deadly swath across the prairie. Kansas film about notorious bender family serial killers to make its. The unsettling true story of americas first serial killing family. In 1992, fern morrow wood, a cherryvale teacher, wrote the benders, keepers of the devils inn. Bloody benders return 2003 a haunted house turns into a bloodbath. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Kansas serial killer family bloody benders and their. The bloody benders, americas first serial killer family. And to suggest she was an artist is the understatement of the century. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime.
Sep 03, 20 with the benders gone, neighbors searched their property. The bloody benders are a family of serial killers in the 1800s. The saga of the bloody benders by rick geary is part of a treasury of victorian murder put out by nbm comics lit. Id spotlights family of serial killers known as the bloody. The bloody benders were the first in the united states. The bloody benders hardcover january 1, 1970 by robert h adleman author visit amazons robert h adleman page.
Nov 28, 2016 its bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. In the 1870s, labette county, kansas became a destination for a small groups of spiritualists among them, the bender family, who built a cabin that served as their home and an inn for travelers. Apr 25, 2012 in 1870 a family of murders moved into southeast kansas. The bands name is taken from the bloody benders, a family john bender, his wife, son and daughter of serial killers who owned an inn and small general store in kansas and killed at least 11 people from. The bloody benders part 1 an american horror story youtube. The bloody benders of labette county a true ghost story. The bloody benders, americas first serial killer family mental floss. The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas, from 1869 to 1873. For the best experience put on headphones and turn off the lights. The trap door, located behind the curtain in the benders private quarters, led to a foulsmelling cellar, which was drenched with blood. No, she was not a graphic designer, not an illustrator, she was nothing of the sort.
Evil kin the bloody benders tv episode 2014 quotes imdb. But an entire family of serial killers is almost unheard of. Evil kin the bloody benders tv episode 2014 quotes. It turns out, the bender tavern became their final destination, and out in the old west, no one can hear you scream. The bloody benders they really didnt belong in the 19th century. The movie bender is a retelling of a historical story that took place in southeast kansas during the 1870s. Scare master john carpenter, who created the halloween franchise, wants to make a picture about the bloody benders, a german family of serial killers who ran a general store and saloon in mound valley, kansas, in the early 1870s when the brother of one of their many victims, a cavalry officer, came to investigate, the benders disappeared and were never heard from again. While bender mythology holds that john and kate were brother and sister, contemporary newspapers reported that several of the benders neighbors have stated that they claimed to be married, possibly a common law marriage. In the 19th century, kansas was a bloody place, especially before the civil war as freesoilers and slavery advocates duked it out for control of the new territory. Elizabeth york, wife of edward york, donated the knife shown here to the kansas museum of history view a closeup of the knife blade.
The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned an inn and small general store in labette county of southeastern kansas from 1871 to 1873. In 1870 a family of murders moved into southeast kansas. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas bender mounds, kansas by kathy weiseralexander. Geary has done another bangup job merging history, murder, and detailed drawings to pull the reader into a time that is often difficult to understand. Jun 07, 2015 the bloody benders mgb june 7, 2015 true crime when it comes to vintage serial killers who shat where their ate, so to speak, h. In real life, the bender family left kansas before law enforcement found out about their killings. When the bender family opens a tavern along the osage trail in southeastern kansas, many westward bound travelers suddenly go missing. C photoduplication service, library of congress,19. Keepers of the devils inn paperback june 1, 1992 by fern m. Dec 28, 2016 the 1800s serial killer family of kansas. Sketches from the 19 book the benders in kansas by john towner james the members of the bender family were not named bender, and with the exception of the two women, were not related.
This location also attracted a family that saw it as an opportunity to increase their finances. God bless you miss peaches, and may you rest in peace, at last. American serial killers spotlights the old west family who had a taste for murder. We think of them as bad seeds loners with sickening desires to kill repeatedly, often in the shadows.
The bloody benders, americas first family of serial killers. With bruce davison, linda purl, james karen, buck taylor. The inn is separated by a canvas curtain, from behind which the bleeck family kills visitors seated in a chair of honor with a hammer. When it comes to vintage serial killers who shat where their ate, so to speak, h.
Ragnarok helmer taika waititi officially signs up for new star wars film. The author mixes known facts, along with inventive twists, to tell the harrowing tale of the bloody benders. Though stories abound, to this day no one knows for certain what became of the bloody benders. In the 1870s, kansas was settled by wholesome homesteaders and a family of serial killers called the bloody benders. As long as you know going in that this is a fictionalized account, you will thoroughly enjoy this book. York, her husband removed it from the bender inn the day his brothers body was found. Bloody benders, notorious for murdering travelers and whose fate is unknown to this day. Nov 08, 2011 the bloody benders november 8, 2011 henry cabot beck scare master john carpenter, who created the halloween franchise, wants to make a picture about the bloody benders, a german family of serial killers who ran a general store and saloon in mound valley, kansas, in the early 1870s. It covers the ongoing investigation into the bloody benders. July kicks off with a grisly bang as the boys of blurry photos introduce you to the bloody benders. Bloody benders are an allfemale horror punk band from mexico city, mexico. The bloody benders 18 comments in the early 1870s the counties of labette and montgomery in kansas were experiencing an alarming number of missing persons.
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