![]() With hand to forehead, Ed York shaded his eyes, scanning the Benders’ orchard. While some of these Kansans feared the worst, none was prepared for what they were about to discover. It was a harvest-an unusual harvest, not one of good spirit in which neighbors converge under the common weal to reap the bountiful rewards of a successful growing season. ![]() George Mortimer, harnessed to his harrow and horse, plowed furrows through the soft earth as others worked their spades and shovels. In the spring of 1873 a community of southeastern Kansans descended on the Bender homestead with all the tools necessary for planting. “Boys!” he yelled as his gaze settled on a rectangular depression in the earth among the immature fruit trees. The odd Kansas foursome ran an inn that proved deadly to travelers for years before suspicious neighbors did some digging in the family’s apple orchard and learned the gruesome facts ![]() ![]() 'The Bloody Benders': America's First Serial-Killer Family Close ![]()
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