In the 1870s was a territory still recovering from the forcible removal of the indigenous people, and the ravages of the Civil War. It was sparsely populated, and those who lived there knew that it was a life that took hard work, dedication, resilience and grit to survive in the beautiful, but harsh landscape. One family used this unforgiving environment as the setting for a series of brutal and bloody murders.
Sources - The Benders:
The Story of the “Bloody Benders,” the Serial-Killing Family That Terrorized the Wild West—Then Disappeared from Slate
How The “Bloody Benders” Made Murder The Family Business from All That's Interesting
The Bloody Benders: What Happened to this Family of Killers? from Historic Mysteries
A mysterious murder site has a new owner. He’s looking for answers about the Bloody Benders. from the Kansas Reflector
Watch - The Benders:
Evil Kin - Season 2: Episode 2 The Bloody Benders from Discovery
The University of Idaho Murders:
Probable Cause Affidavit from Boise State Public Radio
RedHanded Covers the University of Idaho Murders
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