Did you know there might have been a connection between the famous historical serial killers the “Bloody Benders” and a VERY famous series of children’s books?According to a speech given by acclaimed author Laura Ingalls Wilder at a book fair back in 1937, she claimed to have kept a story of her family’s encounter with the notorious murderers out of the Little House books because she didn’t believe it appropriate for a children’s saga. (FYI, the Bloody Benders, also known as “America’s first serial killers,” were a family that owned an inn and general store in Kansas, near where Wilder’s family lived. It’s believed that the Benders brutally killed at least 12 travelers passing through the area.)
“Did you know there might have been a connection between the famous historical serial killers the “Bloody Benders” and a VERY famous series of children’s books?
According to a speech given by acclaimed author Laura Ingalls Wilder at a book fair back in 1937, she claimed to have kept a story of her family’s encounter with the notorious murderers out of the Little House books because she didn’t believe it appropriate for a children’s saga. (FYI, the Bloody Benders, also known as “America’s first serial killers,” were a family that owned an inn and general store in Kansas, near where Wilder’s family lived. It’s believed that the Benders brutally killed at least 12 travelers passing through the area.)”
Thanks, I had not read that. It indeed should be part of any new series reboot, complete with lurid details for historical accuracy. Kind of like watching the director’s cut of a film on DVD. I’d like it portrayed in the hard-hitting fashion that Idi Amin was in ‘Amin, the Rise and Fall’, and Jim Jones in ‘Guyana, Cult of the Damned’. Remember the joke about Jonestown? The punchline was a killer! IMHO.