A Christmas Tragedy: The Disappearance of The Sodder Children

from Bizarrely: Side Quests Into True Crime · host Dizzy

On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Five children were believed to have died in the blaze. But no bodies were ever found. Strange phone calls, cut phone lines, a missing ladder, witness sightings, and a mysterious photograph would lead the family on a decades-long search for answers. In this episode of Bizarrely, we explore one of America's most enduring mysteries and ask a simple question: what happened to the Sodder children?

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