The Resource Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
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- Summary
- In 1873 the people of Labette County in Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town of Cherryvale, in a bloodied cellar and under frost-covered soil, were countless bodies in varying states of decay. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for over two decades, and the land on which the crimes took place became known as 'Hell's Half-Acre.' When it emerged that a family of four known as the Benders had been accused of the slayings, the case was catapulted to infamy. Part gothic western, part literary whodunnit, and part immersive study of postbellum America, this book sheds new light on one of the most notorious cases in our nation's history while holding a torch to a society under the strain of rapid change and moral disarray
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
- Title
- Hell's half-acre
- Title remainder
- the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Jonusas
- Title variation
- Hells half-acre
- Title variation remainder
- the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
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- trueFugitives
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- trueMurder in mass media
- trueMurder victims
- truePioneer families
- trueSerial murderers
- Serial murderers -- Kansas | Labette County -- History -- 19th century
- True crime stories
- Bender family
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1873 the people of Labette County in Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried on a homestead seven miles south of the town of Cherryvale, in a bloodied cellar and under frost-covered soil, were countless bodies in varying states of decay. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for over two decades, and the land on which the crimes took place became known as 'Hell's Half-Acre.' When it emerged that a family of four known as the Benders had been accused of the slayings, the case was catapulted to infamy. Part gothic western, part literary whodunnit, and part immersive study of postbellum America, this book sheds new light on one of the most notorious cases in our nation's history while holding a torch to a society under the strain of rapid change and moral disarray
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- 11045457
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- Jonusas, Susan
- Dewey number
- 364.152/320978196
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Bender family
- Serial murderers
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Kansas
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- the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-332) and index
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- nc
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- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984879837
- Lccn
- 2021024138
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- illustrations, maps
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- (OCoLC)on1259511448
- 3596475
- Label
- Hell's half-acre : the untold story of the Benders, a serial killer family on the American frontier, Susan Jonusas
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-332) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 345 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984879837
- Lccn
- 2021024138
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)on1259511448
- 3596475
Subject
- trueFrontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas
- trueFugitives
- trueKansas -- History -- 19th century
- trueMurder in mass media
- trueMurder victims
- truePioneer families
- trueSerial murderers
- Serial murderers -- Kansas | Labette County -- History -- 19th century
- True crime stories
- Bender family
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- trueHistorical Crimes
- trueMurder, Mayhem, Shock, and Scandal
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