anybody got any?
only one I can find is of Stull, KS
Haunted KC stories for halloween
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Haunted KC stories for halloween
no stories, but try www.hauntedkansas.com
Haunted KC stories for halloween
I have nothing personal to share but there's the story of Epperson House at UMKC. Nothing happened during any of my visits inside the place though it is admittedly creepy.
http://www.unews.com/news/312245.html
http://www.unews.com/news/312245.html
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Haunted KC stories for halloween
The Sauer Castle in KCK is the most impressive. We use to drive by the castle many times as teenagers.
http://www.weirdsafari.com/missouri1/kansascity1.html
http://www.kansascityhomedesign.com/dep ... .cfm?ID=47
http://www.weirdsafari.com/missouri1/kansascity1.html
http://www.kansascityhomedesign.com/dep ... .cfm?ID=47
The Pendergast Poltergeist Project!
I finally divorced beer and proposed to whiskey, but I occassionally cheat with fine wine.
I finally divorced beer and proposed to whiskey, but I occassionally cheat with fine wine.
Haunted KC stories for halloween
I'll betcha there's some crazy arse ghost stories down Coffeyville way with all those gangsters shootin' it up as well as the Bloody Benders axeing people to death while eating dinner as their own guests.
The Old Bender Family.
The Bloody Benders and Their Mode of Murdering.
["Topeka Daily Capital," 13 Jan 1886, page 5, column 1]
Everybody remembers the time when the horrible crimes of the bloody Bender family were discovered. A gentleman was in the city yesterday who lives in Labette county and in the vicinity where the Benders committed their cold blooded crimes. In a talk with the reporter he related many interesting circumstances concerning the family and their methods of butchering their victims. Where the house once stood nothing now remains to mark the spot except the half-filled vacuity that once answered the purpose of a cellar. Curious relic-seekers have carried away the last remnant of the building and all its appurtenances, even to the last stone that helped to compose the cellar wall. One circumstance that serves to maintain an interest in this event so long passed is the fact that few, if any, know whether the Bender family escaped and are living to-day in some distant country, or whether they were captured by a small mob who quietly put them to death and forever after held their peace. Regarding this point, some are of one opinion and some of another. The story has many variations, but runs substantially as follows: In an early days, while that region was sparsely settled, this family, consisting of an old man and his wife, and a son and daughter took up their abode at the place referred to, which is about ten miles west of a little village called Galesburg in Neosho county. There they kept a sort of wayside inn, making a business of keeping travelers over night, and we might add, to see that they never proceeded any further in the direction of their desired destination. When a traveler was beheld approaching, some member of the family would station himself at the roadside in front of the house, and as the unsuspecting individual drew nigh would accost him pleasantly, inquire in a friendly manner where he was going, and if it was anywhere near evening would assure him that it would be impossible for him to reach his destination before nightfall, and propose that he should remain over night with them, while the traveler generally acquiesced to the hospitable proposition. It seemed that the inside of the building had been arrangd with a view to the accomplishment of then ghastly designs. The front room and a small apartment back of it were separated by a thin curtain drawn across somewhat in the manner of the curtains used on folding doors, while in the center of the room was a trap door.
When a man whom they had marked as a victim entered the door of that room his doom was sealed. He would be offered a chair sitting so that its back would be toward the curtain, and so near it that, when he sat down, the back of his head would be against it.
Behind this curtain, in the little apartment above mentioned, was concealed the female fiend, Miss Kate bender, having near at hand two hammers, one large and the other small, and a sharp knife. When the unfortunate victim would become deeply interested in some exciting or amusing conversation with the other members of the family who pretended to be exceedingly jolly and vivacious, the murderess behind the curtain would deal him a blow in the back fo the head with the large hammer that would drop him senseless upon the floor; then, rushing from her hiding place, she would deal him another blow in the temple with the little hammer; where upon the male members would drag him to the trap-door, over which they would hold him while the insatiate monster in woman's form drew the knife across his throat, after which they allowed the bleeding corpse to fall through the aperture into the cellar.
Sometimes there would be two or three travelers stop at one time at this abode, upon which occasions as many members of the family would take their places behind the curtain, selecting their victims at the critical moment. Again there would occasionally come a man who, when offered the fatal chair, would unconsciously remove it to some of the reposition, rendering it inconvenient to strike him a sure blow from the place of concealment. Under such circumstances the family would always be very mirthful and finally propose a game in which it would become incumbent upon the stranger, in acting a certain part, to fall upon his knees and clasp his hands in the attitude of prayer. The place selected for him to do this would be on the trap door. When in the required position Miss Kate would steal softly from behind the curtain and strike him dead as he knelt. They always aimed to make death certain, provided they thought the stranger had valuables worth the trouble. Their discovery came about as follows: A man left his wife somewhere in eastern Kansas to go and make arrangements for settling further west, saying that as soon as matters were adjusted, which would be within a certain stated time, he would return and take her west with him. He went, and the time set for his return came, but he did not come with it. Becoming alarmed at his prolonged absence, his wife set out to overtake or meet him. She too, stopped to remain over night with the Benders. It didn't seem to be their intention to murder her; at least not in their usual manner of performing the hellish act. While sittin in the room alone she picked up a locket that was lying on a stand. Opening it she was surprised to perceive her own picture in it, and that of her little girl opposite. She knew then that the locket had belonged to her husband, having been worn by him as a charm on his watch chain. Her suspicions were aroused, but some one coming in prevented her from escaping, and finally she was taken upstairs to retire, but not to sleep. She was planning an escape from the building. After a time she arose and looked out of the window, and was astonished to see the light of a lantern swinging in a distant part of the orchard on the premises. She succeeded in stealing softly out of the house without discovery, and drew near the light, which she watched till the parties went away, and then went to the place and found a newly made grave. She hid out on the prairie all night, and when morning came, went to a neighbor's house and told her story. The alarm soon spread abroad and people flocked to the house from far and near in great crowds. But the family had disappeared. The horses were found standing hitched to a wagon not far off, and that was the only trace that could be found. A crowd gathered and formed themselves into a mob for the purpose of wreaking vengeance upon the murderers. They set off in a certain direction, and when they came back not a single member of it could be prevailed upon to say whether they had accomplished their purpose or not. Hence the uncertainty. Some claim that they did and were afraid to tell lest it might bring them trouble. Others claim that if they had they would have been too glad to tell, as a large reward had been offered for each and every member of the family that might be brought back dead or alive. Whey they should continue so silent upon this matter to even the present day remains a mystery.
Some hint that they might have overtaken the family, who giving up some of their ill-gotten wealth, prevailed upon them to keep silent and allow them to escape. But this is only vague conjecture. There are those who believe that beyond a doubt that identical family can be found in Germany today if any one takes the trouble to go and look for them. The bodies of several persons were found buried in the orchard. The graves were found by taking the end gate rods out of wagons and sticking them into the ground here and there until they would strike a soft place, which in every instance proved to be a grave. How many more have been buried in other places will never be known.
The hammers, together with an old clock that once belonged to the household property of the Bender family, and perhaps often tolled the hour for the burial of some poor unfortunate who had fallen into their merciless clutches, are in the possession of a gentleman named Bailey, who holds a distinguished office in the city of Parsons, Kansas.
The Old Bender Family.
The Bloody Benders and Their Mode of Murdering.
["Topeka Daily Capital," 13 Jan 1886, page 5, column 1]
Everybody remembers the time when the horrible crimes of the bloody Bender family were discovered. A gentleman was in the city yesterday who lives in Labette county and in the vicinity where the Benders committed their cold blooded crimes. In a talk with the reporter he related many interesting circumstances concerning the family and their methods of butchering their victims. Where the house once stood nothing now remains to mark the spot except the half-filled vacuity that once answered the purpose of a cellar. Curious relic-seekers have carried away the last remnant of the building and all its appurtenances, even to the last stone that helped to compose the cellar wall. One circumstance that serves to maintain an interest in this event so long passed is the fact that few, if any, know whether the Bender family escaped and are living to-day in some distant country, or whether they were captured by a small mob who quietly put them to death and forever after held their peace. Regarding this point, some are of one opinion and some of another. The story has many variations, but runs substantially as follows: In an early days, while that region was sparsely settled, this family, consisting of an old man and his wife, and a son and daughter took up their abode at the place referred to, which is about ten miles west of a little village called Galesburg in Neosho county. There they kept a sort of wayside inn, making a business of keeping travelers over night, and we might add, to see that they never proceeded any further in the direction of their desired destination. When a traveler was beheld approaching, some member of the family would station himself at the roadside in front of the house, and as the unsuspecting individual drew nigh would accost him pleasantly, inquire in a friendly manner where he was going, and if it was anywhere near evening would assure him that it would be impossible for him to reach his destination before nightfall, and propose that he should remain over night with them, while the traveler generally acquiesced to the hospitable proposition. It seemed that the inside of the building had been arrangd with a view to the accomplishment of then ghastly designs. The front room and a small apartment back of it were separated by a thin curtain drawn across somewhat in the manner of the curtains used on folding doors, while in the center of the room was a trap door.
When a man whom they had marked as a victim entered the door of that room his doom was sealed. He would be offered a chair sitting so that its back would be toward the curtain, and so near it that, when he sat down, the back of his head would be against it.
Behind this curtain, in the little apartment above mentioned, was concealed the female fiend, Miss Kate bender, having near at hand two hammers, one large and the other small, and a sharp knife. When the unfortunate victim would become deeply interested in some exciting or amusing conversation with the other members of the family who pretended to be exceedingly jolly and vivacious, the murderess behind the curtain would deal him a blow in the back fo the head with the large hammer that would drop him senseless upon the floor; then, rushing from her hiding place, she would deal him another blow in the temple with the little hammer; where upon the male members would drag him to the trap-door, over which they would hold him while the insatiate monster in woman's form drew the knife across his throat, after which they allowed the bleeding corpse to fall through the aperture into the cellar.
Sometimes there would be two or three travelers stop at one time at this abode, upon which occasions as many members of the family would take their places behind the curtain, selecting their victims at the critical moment. Again there would occasionally come a man who, when offered the fatal chair, would unconsciously remove it to some of the reposition, rendering it inconvenient to strike him a sure blow from the place of concealment. Under such circumstances the family would always be very mirthful and finally propose a game in which it would become incumbent upon the stranger, in acting a certain part, to fall upon his knees and clasp his hands in the attitude of prayer. The place selected for him to do this would be on the trap door. When in the required position Miss Kate would steal softly from behind the curtain and strike him dead as he knelt. They always aimed to make death certain, provided they thought the stranger had valuables worth the trouble. Their discovery came about as follows: A man left his wife somewhere in eastern Kansas to go and make arrangements for settling further west, saying that as soon as matters were adjusted, which would be within a certain stated time, he would return and take her west with him. He went, and the time set for his return came, but he did not come with it. Becoming alarmed at his prolonged absence, his wife set out to overtake or meet him. She too, stopped to remain over night with the Benders. It didn't seem to be their intention to murder her; at least not in their usual manner of performing the hellish act. While sittin in the room alone she picked up a locket that was lying on a stand. Opening it she was surprised to perceive her own picture in it, and that of her little girl opposite. She knew then that the locket had belonged to her husband, having been worn by him as a charm on his watch chain. Her suspicions were aroused, but some one coming in prevented her from escaping, and finally she was taken upstairs to retire, but not to sleep. She was planning an escape from the building. After a time she arose and looked out of the window, and was astonished to see the light of a lantern swinging in a distant part of the orchard on the premises. She succeeded in stealing softly out of the house without discovery, and drew near the light, which she watched till the parties went away, and then went to the place and found a newly made grave. She hid out on the prairie all night, and when morning came, went to a neighbor's house and told her story. The alarm soon spread abroad and people flocked to the house from far and near in great crowds. But the family had disappeared. The horses were found standing hitched to a wagon not far off, and that was the only trace that could be found. A crowd gathered and formed themselves into a mob for the purpose of wreaking vengeance upon the murderers. They set off in a certain direction, and when they came back not a single member of it could be prevailed upon to say whether they had accomplished their purpose or not. Hence the uncertainty. Some claim that they did and were afraid to tell lest it might bring them trouble. Others claim that if they had they would have been too glad to tell, as a large reward had been offered for each and every member of the family that might be brought back dead or alive. Whey they should continue so silent upon this matter to even the present day remains a mystery.
Some hint that they might have overtaken the family, who giving up some of their ill-gotten wealth, prevailed upon them to keep silent and allow them to escape. But this is only vague conjecture. There are those who believe that beyond a doubt that identical family can be found in Germany today if any one takes the trouble to go and look for them. The bodies of several persons were found buried in the orchard. The graves were found by taking the end gate rods out of wagons and sticking them into the ground here and there until they would strike a soft place, which in every instance proved to be a grave. How many more have been buried in other places will never be known.
The hammers, together with an old clock that once belonged to the household property of the Bender family, and perhaps often tolled the hour for the burial of some poor unfortunate who had fallen into their merciless clutches, are in the possession of a gentleman named Bailey, who holds a distinguished office in the city of Parsons, Kansas.
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