When The Devil Came To Kansas : The Bloody Benders

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On the bleeding edge of the Kansas frontier, beginning in the year 1871, locals have been going missing. Person after person has inexplicably disappeared while traveling the dangerous territory between towns. Many blame the disappearances on the local Osage tribe, while many other blame the local bandits who terrorize the area.
But when Colonel Alexander York goes looking for his missing brother in the spring of 1873, he will stumble upon the real reason that so many locals have gone missing, or turned up dead. When he first meets the eccentric Bender family, who own and operate a small general store and hotel known as “The Wayside Inn” just outside of Osage Township, Kansas, he finds them to be quite an odd lot.
But, soon, the real truth of the horrible crimes that this family has committed will come to light…and the West will never be the same again.
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@stevestowell-virtue3781 8 ай бұрын

My favorite teacher, Mr Venon Listor, taught Texas history. He taught all the chapters in our text book orally and in the first person, "Back in 1843, Austin and I was riding along the Brazos..." No kid ever failed Mr. Listor's class. I learned to love history from him. I also love this channel!

@HuangXingQing 8 ай бұрын

One of my favorite middle school history teachers was Mr. Graves who claimed was descended from Big Mary Donner of the Donner Party and I always thought she musta eaten the most meat that winter. jejeje Funny thing was Mr. Grave was tall and heavy like a Neanderthal. Seriously.

@reidellis1988 8 ай бұрын

Cool comments. My US History teacher was Mr. Moon. Absolutely captivating. Those old teachers had a real gift.

@rattrap8819 7 ай бұрын

This here gettin'older coot has to chime in........my 7th grade history teacher delved deeply into the Civil War. She Really brought that deadly time alive. Thank you Mrs. Lang.

@justbe1451 7 ай бұрын

Great share of a great teacher!

@TJ_Loves2fish 8 ай бұрын

There are similarities between this tale and that of the Fishers from Charleston SC. Ran an inn, used a charming lady to find out if they had valuables or if anyone would miss them, killed and robbed them. It wasn't unheard of that time.

@jasonclark9662 8 ай бұрын

Wow talk about bleeding Kansas. But that's another story for another time. I love this channel.

@rdwwdr3520 8 ай бұрын

I have a branch of my ancestors that we're there in Osage township, Labette county during the bender years. About all that has been orally handed down is that the men of this family participated in the posse that went looking for the benders after they fled. But I have been reading and watching online for many years and I must say that your treatment of this is among the very best I've seen. Minor details vary in the various accounts I've read but I have definitely learned new things in your video!

@healdiseasenow 4 ай бұрын

I think the bendors ain't no good. Don't trust them bam bendors overdare.

@outdoorlife5396 8 ай бұрын

One could only hope that the Benders got there's.

@duanemonroe9589 8 ай бұрын

I have lived in Labette County Kansas my whole life. I'm now 62 My Dad told me the story of the Benders when I was a small child. His dad and his dad's brothers were on the planet at the time. He said it was a place you needed to stay clear of . So the locals new something was not wright with the Benders. But,where did they go?

@TG-fq6vy 25 күн бұрын

That’s common knowledge

@WyomingTraveler 8 ай бұрын

A family of murderers, is not unusual in history. I had read about the Benders in other historical accounts. Again, your storytelling is captivating.

@tylermoulton7294 8 ай бұрын

they are among the best to do this imo

@frakismaximus3052 8 ай бұрын

Perfect tale for Halloween 🎃

@jimmcdougle3404 8 ай бұрын

Just listened to Black Barrel Media’s podcast about this case and came to KZfaq to learn more. You really spin a great tale. Subscribed and I’m probably gonna spend all day watching your videos. Don’t call me lazy! It’s your fault!

@awolpeace1781 8 ай бұрын

Professional psychic = part-time murderer

@danielbuchko6510 7 ай бұрын

A fictional TV show called "The Librarians" had an episode called the dark house. As it turned out the magical house was discovered by a family of psychopaths called the Bloody Benders who disappeared from Kansas in the 1800's. Who knew there was any truth to the Benders? Thanks for a good story!

@superdave1921 8 ай бұрын

You have the best channel of all time! Thank you.

@TUCOtheratt 8 ай бұрын

Great Story Telling!👍

@Charlie.a 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your hard work.

@historyattheokcorral 8 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thank you Charlie!

@mr.newmanthadreamer8434 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this video. I would definitely would like to see videos on The Glanton Gang, The Mason Henry Gang, The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851 and 1856, The Marias Massacre of 1870, The Sand Creek Massacre, The Battle of Glorieta Pass, Tom Horn, Bloody Bill Anderson, The Lawrence Massacre, and the Pleasant Valley War

@Music-lx1tf 7 ай бұрын

Great story. And presentation was excellent.

@tylermoulton7294 8 ай бұрын

once again thank you from the bottom of my heart. no joke but your channel and all involved are the best i found of all the channlels online. Thank you all. Ill pay to be a member when i can

@historyattheokcorral 8 ай бұрын

We're so glad you enjoy the show! All we ask is that you spread the word! Thank you so much for watching, we really appreciate it and enjoy bringing these to you.

@tylermoulton7294 7 ай бұрын

@@historyattheokcorralI picked up a book called” empire of the summer moon” it reminds me of your channel ! I am on the journey with ya all ! Great voice on the male narrator. That’s where this magic is coming from, not only how You put the stories together and write but his voice has the magic imo. I spread the word but people just seem to miss the passion for history but I’ll keep trying ! Take care

@KevinCave-rj8eq 8 ай бұрын

I remember reading a story on them in one of the old TruWest magazines when I was a kid it's not funny but times haven't changed they're only getting worse!!! Your channel is great 👍👍👍

@daleslover2771 8 ай бұрын

Oh yea... Old TruWest, American Play house, The Old West, Frontier times, Pictorial of crimes and punishment my escape from reality, Their's no Douth that it sharpen my keen eye and edge of life I've believed that it was Mark Twain who said some" People are mean as a snake and twice as twisted" boy was he a psychic.

@louisegross3886 5 ай бұрын

Heard the bender story but you giving it a Lil more detail good vid

@jamesgroves5294 8 ай бұрын

Incredible walk through history! Outstanding 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🇺🇸🇺🇸

@historyattheokcorral 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@The_ZeroLine 8 ай бұрын

The posse (or more likely a smaller group since the story never came out) must have tracked them and put them down. There’s no way a group that odd and famous go the rest of their lives without being caught or at least seen. My original thought had been “ must have been a truly slippery bunch to have all literally escaped capture let alone notice for the rest of their lives.” But then I realized there was much a simpler explanation (my first paragraph).

@duaneaikins4621 7 ай бұрын

They bought train tickets in Humboldt Kansas, so I do not think your theory is correct.

@swhip897 8 ай бұрын

Been on their tale for a while. When they disappeared it is my conclusion they moved to Spainish southern California. A large number of Benders show up there in later years. Many became prominent. I have a friend who is a Bender. He is from San Diego. His family has many successful members.

@redwater4778 8 ай бұрын

They found them . The posse that went after them. They executed them. . They didn't want to tell of their deed so they lied about them getting away

@jablanbukvovski 7 ай бұрын

@@redwater4778 ok, time traveler

@redwater4778 7 ай бұрын

@@jablanbukvovski They brought the wagon back but they couldn't bring the horses back because questions would be asked. They let the horses run wild. Given the circumstances of the case, what would you have done?

@mitchconner6831 8 ай бұрын

Happy Halloween 🎃

@judithcampbell1705 8 ай бұрын

The Benders sound like they were brutal homicidal evildoers. Murderers. Thank you 💛 for this excellent story. I love your channel.

@artiefufkin88 8 ай бұрын

That was a great one

@historyattheokcorral 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@tudyk21 8 ай бұрын

That is JACKED UP!😂

@youmang 6 ай бұрын

That was wild

@waynekirk4775 8 ай бұрын

Lets hope that justice did catch up with them; makes me wonder, did they leave the old country for a new life, or did they escape before they got caught?!

@onemoreturn 8 ай бұрын

Devil went down to Kansas... Great video, fitting for Halloween. I have seen claims that they were the inspiration for the Aberdeen family from RDR2. I see some similarities, but who knows.

@LeeRalph100 7 ай бұрын

I am not sure, but they were the source for Rob Zombies "House of a 1000 Corpses"

@louisegross3886 5 ай бұрын

Is there a picture of the real photos of the benders or just the artist drawings

@Pembroke. 8 ай бұрын

What's horrifying is that maybe the last meals the victims ate could have been the flesh from a from a previous body. Happy Halloween everyone 🎃

@jasonclark9662 8 ай бұрын

Spooky 👻

@Joemantler 8 ай бұрын

Good story for Halloween!

@getoffenit7827 8 ай бұрын

John Bender?? I thought he was still in saturday detention at shermer highschool

@juiceyloo1 8 ай бұрын

Sounds like a horror movie that needs to be made.

@LeeRalph100 7 ай бұрын

There have been several TV episodes based on them as well as movies. The movie "BENDER" is not a very good movie though, as far as being factual. The Rob Zombie "House of a 100 Corpses" is loosely based on them

@TG-fq6vy 25 күн бұрын

They are buried in a cemetery in Kansas

@dirkvanerp7332 2 ай бұрын

Is this where the term "went on a Bender" was born?

@RealAmericanStar 7 ай бұрын

Spooky 👻 👻

@terryrichardson4229 8 ай бұрын

Putting a curse on the coffee…… that’s just plain mean!

@healdiseasenow 4 ай бұрын

Them dam bendors

@HuangXingQing 8 ай бұрын

Some think Ma Bender is buried in the old cemetery above Glenwood, CO, for good reason.

@LeeRalph100 7 ай бұрын

That is a totally different family. There are to many facts that substantiate they were not the Kansas Benders.

@HuangXingQing 7 ай бұрын

Oh, so you know about the details of their trek west after their deeds were discovered?@@LeeRalph100

@jacksdulaney 8 ай бұрын

Man is wicked.

@historyattheokcorral 8 ай бұрын

Certainly can be!

@jacksdulaney 8 ай бұрын

⚔️💛⚔️

@ludwigderzanker9767 8 ай бұрын

Clearly german by name and by their doing...York is a very famous german (prussian) name of Noble officers for 600 years and your picture show Grizzly Adams. 😅 God's Blessings from Northern Germany to Texas Ludwig.

@jameshermes5576 5 ай бұрын

One things for sure they are all in hell now

@charlesdyer5348 8 ай бұрын

The Lawrence massacre?

@tudyk21 8 ай бұрын

It crossed my mind, too.

@LeeRalph100 7 ай бұрын

That was Quantrill's Raid and 10 years earlier.

@MANEIABENDEROFFICAL 7 ай бұрын

my names austin bender john jr is my grate grate grate great grandfather my bender side of the family moved to florida after leaving there apple orchard in kansas my grandpa johns sister kate moved wither her parents and her daughter sera out west but had to flee further west to montana organ border after her and my grandfather dad was executed in Idaho the bender side of my family has had record kept in catholic bibles since we left austria around the late 1630 we first came to america to train locals in new england to fight against the indians and later on the bender help developed colonies militia into a army, john jr my grandfather fled east from kansas because his wife at the time was from virginia but they both ended up movie to georgia after the local Virginians forced them to leave town and more to southern gerorga where he and his wife would die leaving his 2 sons and 1 daughter the siblings moved south into flordia shortly before he died and the the oldest son john my great great great grandfather my grandfather father john bender finally broke the tradition of nameing the eldest son john by naming my dad william and named my aunt sera because in our family sera has always be the family member who could speak directly to god unfortunately my aunt paid for our ancestors sins and was confined to a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy but she still could speak to god directly and she never complained because she said she understood why god made her this way she died in 2020 and lived 34 years when the doctor told my grandparents she would make it to her first birthday she really did speak with god and helped our family atone for our sins she said that will decide what comes next for our family because i am the last male bender, if i stray from god i will end our last name but if i follow god and atone our family will be forgiven and forged anew

@MANEIABENDEROFFICAL 7 ай бұрын

my papa and grandma have opened up multiple bender grocerys first in west virginia then in southern gerogia and finally in plantcity flordia where i was born

@MANEIABENDEROFFICAL 7 ай бұрын

as men benders are taught to listen and never talk unless with god words hold power

@MANEIABENDEROFFICAL 7 ай бұрын

daughter benders are more connected to god and speak directly to him sera is a holy name and kait is second in line most of the time women bender are warm and welcoming but in reality thats a front because we only value god

@MANEIABENDEROFFICAL 7 ай бұрын

we did start a orange grove in flordia but its a common joke that with in our family that you need a body under a apple tree to grow right and you dont need that for a orange tree