Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family

Hell's Half-Acre : The Untold Story of the Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family

A suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying crimes gripped the attention of a nation still reeling from wa…

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