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Were The Serial Killers Known As The Benders Really Related?
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Were The Serial Killers Known As The Benders Really Related?

Author Susan Jonusas wrote the book “Hell’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier.” She weighs in on if she thinks the family were really relatives.

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The Serial Killer Family Known As The Benders

  • Who Are The Benders? A Serial Killer Family Who Were Active In The 1870s
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    Digital Original

    Who Are The Benders? A Serial Killer Family Who Were Active In The 1870s

  • What Is Known About The Victims Of The Serial Killer Family Known As The Benders?
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  • ‘Hell’s Half-Acre’ Author On Researching Serial Killer Family Known As The ‘Bloody Benders’
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  • ‘I Connected Them To A Wider Group Of Outlaws:’ How Did The Kansas Serial Killer Family The Benders Kill Victims And What Was Their Possible Motive?
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    ‘I Connected Them To A Wider Group Of Outlaws:’ How Did The Kansas Serial Killer Family The Benders Kill Victims And What Was Their Possible Motive?

  • Will ‘Hell’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story Of The Benders, A Serial Killer Family On The American Frontier’ Become A Film Or TV Series?
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    Will ‘Hell’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story Of The Benders, A Serial Killer Family On The American Frontier’ Become A Film Or TV Series?

  • From Vigilante Committees to True Crime Memorabilia, ‘Hell’s Half-Acre’ Author On Details Surrounding American Frontier Serial Killer Family That Echo Recent Cases
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    From Vigilante Committees to True Crime Memorabilia, ‘Hell’s Half-Acre’ Author On Details Surrounding American Frontier Serial Killer Family That Echo Recent Cases

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