The Bloody Benders: America's First Serial Killer Family
Published: July 18, 2026
Duration: 1:03:28
Travelers on the Kansas trail stopped at a lonely inn run by a family of Spiritualists — and the ones who sat in the seat nearest the curtain were never seen leaving it.
🎵 Stick around to the end of the episode for a CROSSROADS HAINT song about the Benders!
READ A DEEP-DIVE ARTICLE ABOUT THE BENDERS: https://weirddarkness.com/bloody-benders
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/bloodybenders
READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckuftrv
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of mo...
🎵 Stick around to the end of the episode for a CROSSROADS HAINT song about the Benders!
READ A DEEP-DIVE ARTICLE ABOUT THE BENDERS: https://weirddarkness.com/bloody-benders
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/bloodybenders
READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckuftrv
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of mo...