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Dec 2022
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Ep. 20 - The Sodder Children Who Disappe...

Sylas Dean and Stew
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The citizens of Fayetteville, West Virginia awoke to tragedy on Christmas Day in 1945. A fire had consumed the home of George and Jennie Sodder, leaving five of the couple’s 10 children dead. Or were they? Before the sun set on that tragic December 25, nagging questions arose about the fire, questions that persist to this day, placing the Sodder children at the center of one of American history’s most infamous unsolved cases.Subscribe to CreepTime premium for access to exclusive new episodes and solo mystery deep-dives for highly requested cases from fans. All completely ad-free!https://anchor.fm/creeptime/subscribe


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