The ghoulish tale of the family of serial killers known as the 'Bloody Benders'

-Little House On The Prairie painted a picture of wholesome family life in 19th century Midwest America in the town of Independence, Kansas

-But behind these tales of youthful innocence that brought fame to the town across the world, lurks a ghoulish story of real-life abduction and serial killing

-The Bender family owned a bed and breakfast in nearby town called Osage where they murdered up to a dozen travellers who stayed

-They hit victims over head with hammer and slashed throats before burying them in their orchard

-The murders - believed to be over a dozen - took place between 1871 and 1873

-The family fled and were never caught sparking one of the great unsolved mysteries of the old West

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