Serial Killers A Bloody Trail Of Death - 954 Words

Throughout history, serial killers have sparked interest in the minds of many. Serial killers researched today are generally single people who murder for many different psychological reasons, still not fully understood. What happens when you get a group of four psychopaths in the same house, all with the same drive for murder, leads to a bloody trail of death. In the 1800’s, on a remote trail in Kansas, a so called ‘family’ started killing travelers. Working as a unit to execute their murders, these four ‘family’ members would continue their rampage from the same location, killing approximately 11 victims. This deadly ‘family’ consisted of Ma, Pa, John, and Kate Bender. Although they are thought to be a family, the only two related are†¦show more content†¦With all their new land, they would only build a tiny, one bedroom house. In order to make money, they divided their house into two sections; living quarters, and a general sto re and inn. Travelers would pass through, refilling their carriages with traveling needs, and staying for a good night’s rest and meal before continuing their journey. It is unsure how long they went on before becoming greedy, murdering and robbing their tenants. Travelers would only come around every so often, but Kate would end up attracting the attention from many outsiders. She was an attractive and outgoing 23 years old lady, practicing in the art of spiritualistic shows. She would often perform sà ©ances and do demonstrations of her ‘healing’ powers and psychic medium abilities. She was very well spoken and attracted many people to their little cottage for private readings, where people were never seen again. This would give these killer family members more victims to prey on. When people would arrive at their house, they were treated to a nice meal. They were placed in the seat of honor at the head of the table. This seat of honor was positioned to where the guest would have their back to the canvas curtain separating the inn from the living quarters on the other side. They would make it through the first part of dinner, when John would retreat to the living quarters to retrieve something. He would sneak out, behind the victim, and smash him over the head with a sledge