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The Bloody Bender Family

The Bloody Bender Family

A family of serial killers in Kansas from May 1871 to December 1872. Estimates report that the Benders killed at least a dozen travelers, and perhaps as many as twenty before they were discovered.

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The Life and Crimes of the "Bloody Benders" - by Alex Smith

John Bender Sr. was around sixty years old and spoke little English.

The English he did speak was usually unintelligible. According to the May 23, 1873 edition of The Emporia News, he was identified with the name William Bender.

Elvira Bender was 55 years old. She allegedly spoke little English and was so unfriendly that her neighbors called her a "she-d…

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