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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 22 MIN

The Bloody Benders - Part II: Hell's Half Acre | Ep. 23

from True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast · host A True Crime Follower with a History Degree

As travelers continued vanishing along the Osage Mission Trail, suspicions slowly began to gather around a lonely cabin on the Kansas prairie.In Part II, we follow the unraveling of the Bloody Bender mystery...from the disappearance of Dr. William York, to the manhunt that followed, and the legends that blurred the line between history and folklore.*Some of the links here are Amazon affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you:Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By- Susan Jonusashttps://amzn.to/4enHDlDAll the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Camilla Brucehttps://amzn.to/4ecHwJrAll the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By- Larry E. Woodhttps://amzn.to/4mVMEE0

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