Christmas True Crime: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children

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Join us as we delve into the tragic and mysterious story of the Sodder family, whose lives were forever altered by a devastating house fire on Christmas in 1945. George and Jenny Sodder faced the unthinkable when five of their kids, Betty, Maurice, Martha, Louis, & Jennie, vanished without a trace amidst the flames. We’ll discuss the “investigation” from law enforcement as well as the efforts by the Sodder family to locate their missing children. We will also share theories about whether the children survived the fire as well as suspects and motives.

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• House fire info
• Five of ten Sodder siblings vanished in a Christmas Eve house fire. Were they taken? | The Independent
• Sodder Family House - Clio
• Under Attack | Italian | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
• WV - WV - Sodder Family - 5 children, Christmas eve 1945 - #4 | Page 23 | Websleuths
• Internet sleuths awaken 61-year-old Christmas mystery | Archives | montgomery-herald.com
• Sodder mystery holds national appeal, continues to baffle community | News | register-herald.com
• The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
• 5 Curious Details About The Missing Sodder Children | Mystery | Investigation Discovery
• FamilySearch.org
• Marc Hoover: Disappearance of the Sodder children | The Clermont Sun
• I cinque bambini scomparsi della famiglia Sodder - Bottega Mistero
• Where are the children?
• The Sodder Children – Stacy Horn
• The Disappearance of the Sodder Children
• West Virginia Unsolved Mystery, The Sodder Five: a series of unfortunate events, or a conspiracy to traffic children
• 10 Facts About The Sodder Children Mystery That Don't Add Up - Listverse
• Death Certificate
• Their fate: Kidnapped-murdered or are they still alive? | News | timeswv.com
• Mystery of Missing Children Haunts W.Va. Town : NPR
• Sodder - Newspapers.com™
• What Really Happened to Children?
• Sodder Family Fire, 27 Dec 1945, The Leader, (Hinton, WV) - Newspapers.com™
• Sodders still seek children, 12 Jan 1963, Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV - Newspapers.com™
• Fayetteville Court, George Sodder, 04 Apr 1946, Beckley, WV - Newspapers.com™
• Five of ten Sodder siblings vanished in a Christmas Eve house fire. Were they taken? | The Independent
• Sylvia Ann Sodder Paxton (1942-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial
• The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia - Newspapers.com™
• Article clipped from The Charleston Daily Mail - Newspapers.com™
• What Happened to the Children? (b)
• Sodder Family Fire, 27 Dec 1945, The Leader, (Hinton, WV) - Newspapers.com™
• Sodder - Day two of dig; deputy sheriff was a "bystander" - Newspapers.com™
• What Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in a West Virginia House Fire?

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