In the early 1870's travelers making their way westward started disappearing along the Osage Trail. Tracking the last known whereabouts of those missing led investigators to the home of The Bender Family and soon the area they owned became known as "Hell's Half-Acre".

Find out why the Benders today are known as the Bloody Benders on today's episode of Myths, Mysteries, & Monsters!

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015484/1873-05-15/ed-1/seq-2/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/199684101/

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https://exemplore.com/paranormal/The-Bloody-Benders-The-Family-That-Wasnt

https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/