| On The Trail Of The Benders Contributor(s): Netzel, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541152301 ISBN-13: 9781541152304 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.48 lbs) 158 pages |
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| Publisher Description: ON THE TRAIL OF THE BENDERS is the account of the grisly details of the mass murders perpetrated by the Bender Family in Kansas and what happened to them after their crimes were discovered. Their story is told through a series of newspaper accounts from the time.On April 3, 1873, a party of men rode up to this roadside tavern and asked the Bender family if they had heard or seen anything of the missing Dr. York. They claimed to be ignorant of his whereabouts. A few days afterward, another party called and made the same inquiry. The Bender family, fearing that they were suspected, hitched up their team and drove away. On May 9, another searching party, while passing Bender's inn, noticed it was deserted. This seemed odd to them. So they investigated the empty house and grounds around it. In certain places, the ground had settled noticeably; and the indentations were about the size of graves. The ground was then dug up and the badly decomposed body of Dr. York was found. His skull had been crushed and throat cut. Before nightfall seven more bodies were exhumed. |