S1.E72 - *1 Year Anniversary Special* Your New Insurance Policy Doesn't Cover Missing Persons or the Mafia: Unraveling the Mystery of the Sodder Children

The Pandemonium team is back, and this time, we’re lighting a fire under one of the most baffling unsolved cases in true crime history - the Sodder Children case! What do you get when you mix a mysterious house fire, five missing children, suspicious insurance salesmen, and possible Mafia involvement? You get a tale that is equal parts tragic, infuriating, and shady as hell.Join Rachel, Cat, and Em as they take a nostalgic journey through our favorite moments from the past year while diving into the strange events of Christmas Eve, 1945, when a house fire in West Virginia supposedly claimed the lives of five Sodder children… except, their bodies were never found. We’re talking about death threats over dinner, ladders that magically vanish, sketchy phone calls, and maybe a good ol’ fashioned kidnapping cover-up. Were the Sodder kids taken? Did they escape?Or was this just the world's most suspicious electrical fire? Put on your tin foil hats and grab a stiff drink, because this case will leave you questioning everything. Don’t miss this unforgettable episode as we honor our first year together and explore the stories that have captivated us all!Links We Used - The Sodder Children: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearancehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-25/the-mystery-of-the-vanished-sodder-children/103245390 https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/16opvpe/the_sodder_children/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/ https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/mystery/5-curious-details-about-the-missing-sodder-children https://gothicbitemagazine.ca/2024/03/27/the-mysterious-unsolved-case-of-the-sodder-children/ https://www.utdailybeacon.com/opinion/columns/killer-conversations-the-disappearance-of-the-sodder-children-was-not-an-accident/article_8d3edfe6-6bc4-11eb-b20e-6b2282258bf9.html https://www.mywvhome.com/forties/sodder.html https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/16opvpe/the_sodder_children/?rdt=52538 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102344854/mary_ann-crowder