Digital Original‘I Connected Them To A Wider Group Of Outlaws:’ How Did The Kansas Serial Killer Family The Benders Kill Victims And What Was Their Possible Motive?
Author Susan Jonusas explains the modus operandi, or method of murder, she believes the Benders used to kill at least 11 people in the 1870s in Labette County, Kansas. “Hell’s Half-Acre:The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier” dives into the details of what’s known about the family and their alleged crimes.