From 1871 to 1873 a loose-knit "family" of serial killers opened up a general store and inn on a popular travelers's route in frontier Kansas.Using a pretty "daughter" they lured single male travelers in and soon murdered them for their money, letting them bleed out under the house and later burying them in their orchard. It is believed they killed 20 people before evidence was found and they were able to flee. Laura Ingalls Wilder, in a public speaking event in 1937.acknowledged that her family stopped at the Bender Inn to water their horses, but as they could not afford anything, they moved on.

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In October of 2009 the Jamison Family (Bobby, aged 44, Sherilynn, aged 40, and Madison, age 6), packed thir pickup truck into drove into a nearby state forest, apparently to camp. Three days later their pickup truck was discovered by hunters with their malnourished dog inside and all their belongings, including ID and phones, as well as $32,000 in cash. Their remains were discovered 4 years later 2.7 miles from their truck. This remains one of the most perplexing unsolved cases in the country. We provide the details- you have been assigned to solve the case.

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Welcome listers to True Crime From Another Time! Hosted by master storyteller Jon Hagadorn (1001 Storiews Network), this True Crime Podcast offers a unuique collection of crime stories, most of them unsolved murders, with an emphasis not on gore and sensationalism but on how they were investigated and solved or not. We offer all the clues, the inside story ,when there is one, and any recent information which has been offered. Many of the historical unsolved crimes are being constantly worked on by internet detectives, and much has come to light. The anwsers to many of these crimes that we will feature are begging for closure.

We make a special effort to place you, the listener, back in the time and place when and where the crime occurred in order to give the story historical perspective.

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