The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who owned an inn and small general store in labette county of southeastern kansas from 1871 to 1873. Though stories abound, to this day no one knows for certain what became of the bloody benders. With bruce davison, linda purl, james karen, buck taylor. Over a century later, you can still find them in books, tv, and on the big screen people never get tired of their story. He was probably born in germany or the netherlands. The trap door, located behind the curtain in the benders private quarters, led to a foulsmelling cellar, which was drenched with blood. Depicting the arrival of a murderous german immigrant family in rural kansas shortly after the civil war, it makes no attempt whatsoever to analyze its characters actions and worldviews from a contemporary perspective. The shocking true tale of the murderous family known as. Movie made in kansas about serial killer family released on dvd. And no matter how tenuous or fabricated the connection, this new book ensures that the lurid tale of the bloody benders will live on as long as the tale of the ingallses.
In the 1870s, labette county, kansas became a destination for a small groups of spiritualists among them, the bender family, who built a cabin that served as their home and an inn for travelers. A family of individuals, some of whom were immigrants from germany settled in labette county and established a sort of respite and store for travelers out of their home where they offered lodging and sold staples. With tony toste, michelle martinez, frank powers, julz martinez iv. The saga of the bloody benders is the final of rick gearys altogether eight graphic novels on various murder cases of the victorian era.
The illustrations are far more complex and intriguing. Kansas land where the bloody benders slayed at least 11. A troubled doctor jon monastero searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin. A second movie based on the bender legend is reportedly in the works. Next, check out the story of edmund kemper, whose story is almost too gruesome to tell. It is the first and only comprehensive story of the bloody benders. The bloody benders nicole jellen, leslie woodies, chance caeden and james karen were ostensibly an innocent family who worked their. Kansas film about notorious bender family serial killers to make its. The bloody benders homestead the bloody benders moved to kansas in 1870. C photoduplication service, library of congress,19. Movie made in kansas about serial killer family released. A scientists attempts to clear the name of a friend nearly destroy his life in this intelligent science fiction drama. Guillermo del toro teams with angry films on the bloody benders.
Based on the true story of the bloody benders paul ibbetson. With stephen bedalla, william combs, athena demos, lennart gross. The bloody benders were the first in the united states. This is the story of the bloody benders, americas first family of serial killers. Guillermo del toros necropia entertainment and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy are teaming to option the bloody. Nicknamed the bloody benders, john and kate bender owned an inn at the end of the 19th century in labette county, kansas with. Bender is a thriller about a reallife kansas family, the benders, americas first serialkilling family what a title to proclaim. A family owns and operates a creepy hotel in the late 19th century where some of the guests who checkin disappear mysteriously. The unsettling true story of americas first serial killing family. In april, 1873 on a homestead in labette county, kansas, another of these stories was unfoldingone that would leave a local family with a nickname that remains infamous almost 150 years later. See the full list of bloody benders return cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The movie bender is a retelling of a historical story that took place in southeast kansas during the 1870s. The ghastly discovery of eight bodies, including the corpse of a little girl, plus the bloody, stenchfilled cellar, told the grim tale. No, she was not a graphic designer, not an illustrator, she was nothing of the sort.
This film follows a descendant of the benders of kansas, john bloody bender, as he goes on a torture and killing spree after escaping from an insane asylum. This family of serial killers made national headlines for their horrific crimes committed during. The kansas murders new york times, may, 1873 says theyre not the benders new york times, january 11, 1890 website. Sketches from the 19 book the benders in kansas by john towner james the members of the bender family were not named bender, and with the exception of the two women, were not related. The bloody benders are known as americas first family of serial killers. God bless you miss peaches, and may you rest in peace, at last. While bender mythology holds that john and kate were brother and sister, contemporary newspapers reported that several of the benders neighbors have stated that they claimed to be married, possibly a common law. Listen to the serial killer podcast episodes free, on demand. And to suggest she was an artist is the understatement of the century.
The bloody benders serial killers of kansas bender mounds, kansas by kathy weiseralexander. Bloody benders, notorious for murdering travelers and whose fate is unknown to this day. The family consisted of john bender and his wife, elvira, their son, john jr. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin. In 1843, in rural kansas a family of serial killers known as the bloody benders cut. How the bloody benders made murder the family business. The movie bender is a retelling of a historical story that took place in southeast kansas during the. In the film, when people start to mysteriously vanish. I know that all sounds like the opening of a movie super tall native americans forced out of their land by people who claim to talk to the dead but i swear to you this is what happened. Bloody benders return 2003 cast and crew moviefone. They were spiritualists that claimed a couple hundred acres of land, and other homesteaders never really questioned who they were or where they came from. Darcie is a graduate student who spends her free time writing and learning everything she can about cryptozoology, aliens, and the unusual.
In the 19th century, kansas was a bloody place, especially before the civil war as freesoilers and slavery advocates duked it out for control of the new territory. A series gets an average tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. The bloody benders part 1 an american horror story. When people begin to mysteriously vanish on the frontier, the troubled doctor york goes searching for answers and stumbles upon. Kansas serial killer family bloody benders and their.
With the benders gone, neighbors searched their property. See more ideas about bloody benders, serial killers and true crime. The bloody benders of kansas house of tortured souls. Gold medal winner, true crime category, 2018 independent publisher awards. The bloody benders serial killers of kansas legends of. Elizabeth york, wife of edward york, donated the knife shown here to the kansas museum of history view a closeup of the knife blade. In 1992, fern morrow wood, a cherryvale teacher, wrote the benders, keepers of the devils inn. They became known as the bloody benders, living in labette county during the 1870s.
Its bizarre enough when a single serial killer is terrorizing the community. Bloody benders property goes up for sale in kansas cnn. But an entire family of serial killers is almost unheard of. Just as an eagle reporter did this past week, the reporter of. Guillermo del toros necropia entertainment and angryfilms susan montford and don murphy are teaming to option the bloody benders, a spec script by adam robitel.
It covers the ongoing investigation into the bloody benders. Then neighbors remembered finding additional bodies on the prairie the past winter that had been mutilated in much the same fashion. One of these spiritualist families was the benders, with the grand patriarch of the family, john bender sr. The mind benders photos view all photos 5 movie info. And their story remains a ghastly part of kansas folklore to this day. Settling near the great osage trail which would later become known as the santa fe trail in the late 1800s, the bender family built a oneroom homestead. The bloody benders, americas first serial killer family.
Labette county a 162acre tract of land in labette county that was once the site of almost a dozen murders by the infamous bender family, known as the bloody benders, will be auctioned. The movie slaughter 2009 is said to be partly based on the bloody benders. In all due honesty, i had never heard of the bloody benders so some of my excitement could. Bloody benders return 2003 a haunted house turns into a bloodbath. After watching slaughter, i had to do a piece on the family, and i really enjoyed researching and writing about them. The bloody benders quickly passed into legend as americas first serial killer family. Entdecke alle informationen uber the bloody benders. Based off the true story of one of americas first known serial killing families, the bloody benders of kansas. The approximately 152 acres of land that was once the property of the bloody benders, who may be the first serial killer family in america, is up for auction. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your smartphone or. The woman who supplied us with the font to use for the bloody benders logo has passed away at age 73.
Because this project is categorized as in development, the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change. Are the bloody benders the creepiest serialkiller family. In this episode of murder with friends, grace baldridge and amir nikoui discuss the bloody benders. Rihannas new documentary to expose her fallout with jayz and beyonce. York, her husband removed it from the bender inn the day his brothers body was found. The mind benders 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The bloody benders were a family of serial killers who lived and operated in labette county, kansas, from 1869 to 1873. The bloody benders horror, thriller see all indevelopment titles on imdbpro note. They slayed at least 11 people and buried their bodies in the 1870s before going. Guillermo del toro teams with angry films on the bloody. In an interview, the creator stewart hopewell said it is inspired by a true story from 100 years ago.