The Sodder Family Mystery

On Christmas Eve 1945, a devastating house fire in Fayetteville, West Virginia, changed the Sodder family forever. While five of the ten Sodder children were believed to have died in the blaze, no remains were ever found—launching one of the most enduring missing-children mysteries in American history. In this episode, we explore the strange circumstances surrounding the fire, the evidence that didn’t add up, and the decades-long quest by the Sodder family to uncover the truth. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to leave us a review and subscribe so you never miss an episode! WANNA SHOW SUPPORT? Instagram : crimebpodcast                              Email: [email protected]                   TIK TOK: crimebitches2 References Davis, A. (2025, June 10). The Sodder Children: Five Kids Who Vanished Into Thin Air on Christmas Eve. Retrieved from Sick History: https://sickhistory.com/sodder-children-disappearance-christmas-mystery/ Kahler, A., & Solly, M. (2024, August 21). What happened to the Sodder children, teh siblings who went up in smoke in West Virginia house fire? Retrieved from Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/ Kuroski, J. (2024, December 13). Lost In The Ashes: THe Mystery of The Vanished Sodder Children. Retrieved from All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/sodder-children Morgan, K. (2023, Februrary 16). A Christmas Eve Mystery: What happened to the Sodder Children? Retrieved from How Stuff Works: https://people.howstuffworks.com/sodder-children.htm Pallas, G. (2025, May 20). Sodder Children Kidnapping, Amazing Escape, murder or something else? Retrieved from George Pallas: https://georgepallas.com/blog/2025/05/sodder-children/ Sodder Children Disappearance. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance The mysterious disappearance of the Sodder Children: A Case That Still haunts history. (2025, August 25). Retrieved from Revlox: https://www.revlox.com/mystery/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-the-sodder-children-a-case-that-still-haunts-history/ The Weird disappearance of the Sodder Children in West Virginia. (2023, October). Retrieved from Strange Outdoors: https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/strange-indoors/sodder-children