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The Benders
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De Bender familie; we hebben het er ergens wel eens over gehad.
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The Benders While they certainly were not friends of the Ingalls, or possibly anyone else, the Benders of Kansas bear mention. The Benders were serial killers on the Kansas prairie, murdering and robbing travelers, dumping the bodies in the cellar and burying them in the back yard. Charles "Pa" Ingalls is said to have stopped at the Benders but moved on, possibly saving his life.
Laura, in her memoirs, says, "...he had had some thoughts of stopping at the Benders' for the night... Kate Bender came out and asked him to have supper there and put up for the night... Mary and I had those names in our minds, Independence, Kansas and Benders... I heard Pa say 'dead... Already twenty or more, in the cellar... Benders--where I stopped for a drink. She asked me to come in... They found a girl, no bigger than Laura. They'd thrown her in on top of her father and mother and tramped the ground down on them, while the little girl was still alive...' Laura then describes Pa riding off, returning to say, 'Yes, Caroline. Kate Bender with the rest. She deserved it just as much as they did.'
Laura says, "For a long time, even for years, after that, I dreamed about a little girl thrown on top of her father and mother and buried alive. Sometimes I was the little girl."
She says she was grown before she ever asked Pa about the Benders. The information she records in her memoirs is correct, and the dates and location are correct for her Pa to have passed by the Benders' house. But the date the Benders were found out doesn't fit having Charles Ingalls being part of the group who went after them. That took place in 1873, a couple years after the Ingalls had left Kansas--they were back living in Wisconsin at that time. It is somewhat possible Pa made the trip to Kansas, or was there on some business or exploration trip, however.
Asking Pa about it, Laura recounts, "Wasn't he one of the Vigilantes who went after the Benders, and didn't the catch them? He only said, 'We thought you were too little to understand.' As for what became of the Benders, he would not answer. He said, 'Don't worry. They'll never find Kate Bender anywhere.'"
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De Bender familie; we hebben het er ergens wel eens over gehad.
Leuk om onderstaande te lezen:
The Benders While they certainly were not friends of the Ingalls, or possibly anyone else, the Benders of Kansas bear mention. The Benders were serial killers on the Kansas prairie, murdering and robbing travelers, dumping the bodies in the cellar and burying them in the back yard. Charles "Pa" Ingalls is said to have stopped at the Benders but moved on, possibly saving his life.
Laura, in her memoirs, says, "...he had had some thoughts of stopping at the Benders' for the night... Kate Bender came out and asked him to have supper there and put up for the night... Mary and I had those names in our minds, Independence, Kansas and Benders... I heard Pa say 'dead... Already twenty or more, in the cellar... Benders--where I stopped for a drink. She asked me to come in... They found a girl, no bigger than Laura. They'd thrown her in on top of her father and mother and tramped the ground down on them, while the little girl was still alive...' Laura then describes Pa riding off, returning to say, 'Yes, Caroline. Kate Bender with the rest. She deserved it just as much as they did.'
Laura says, "For a long time, even for years, after that, I dreamed about a little girl thrown on top of her father and mother and buried alive. Sometimes I was the little girl."
She says she was grown before she ever asked Pa about the Benders. The information she records in her memoirs is correct, and the dates and location are correct for her Pa to have passed by the Benders' house. But the date the Benders were found out doesn't fit having Charles Ingalls being part of the group who went after them. That took place in 1873, a couple years after the Ingalls had left Kansas--they were back living in Wisconsin at that time. It is somewhat possible Pa made the trip to Kansas, or was there on some business or exploration trip, however.
Asking Pa about it, Laura recounts, "Wasn't he one of the Vigilantes who went after the Benders, and didn't the catch them? He only said, 'We thought you were too little to understand.' As for what became of the Benders, he would not answer. He said, 'Don't worry. They'll never find Kate Bender anywhere.'"
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Meer informatie over de Benders:
http://www.leatherockhotel.com/BloodyBenders.htm
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Meer informatie over de Benders:
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Als je wat gaat snuffelen naar de " Bloody Bender family " dan rijzen er idd veel vragen omtrent de data's.
Rond die tijd verbleef de familie Ingalls niet in Kansas, en men vraagt zich dus af waarom LIW dit in haar boek heeft opgenomen als ware het dat ze er verbleven rond die tijd en haar Pa deel zou hebben genomen bij de burgerwacht om die moorden op te lossen.
Wel een afschuwelijk verhaal, als Pa er idd wel eens langs is geweest mag hij blij zijn dat hij niet hetzelfde lot heeft ondergaan als die anderen.
Rond die tijd verbleef de familie Ingalls niet in Kansas, en men vraagt zich dus af waarom LIW dit in haar boek heeft opgenomen als ware het dat ze er verbleven rond die tijd en haar Pa deel zou hebben genomen bij de burgerwacht om die moorden op te lossen.
Wel een afschuwelijk verhaal, als Pa er idd wel eens langs is geweest mag hij blij zijn dat hij niet hetzelfde lot heeft ondergaan als die anderen.
The Bender family heeft nu ook een pagina op Murderpedia!
Best interessant:
http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bender- ... photos.htm
Best interessant:
http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/bender- ... photos.htm
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Jeetje, dit is interessant.
Walgelijk hè, hoe zij handelden? Nu je de foto's hebt gezien van het huis en de wapens is het allemaal des te duidelijker hoe vreselijk deze moorden waren. En het erge is dat als je naar de foto's of tekeningen van de Benders kijkt, je eigenlijk geen idee hebt dat zij tot deze vreselijke daden overgingen, want op de foto's komen zij netjes over.
Walgelijk hè, hoe zij handelden? Nu je de foto's hebt gezien van het huis en de wapens is het allemaal des te duidelijker hoe vreselijk deze moorden waren. En het erge is dat als je naar de foto's of tekeningen van de Benders kijkt, je eigenlijk geen idee hebt dat zij tot deze vreselijke daden overgingen, want op de foto's komen zij netjes over.