Winter Lecture Series | The Lurid (and somewhat true) Tale of the Bloody Benders
From: 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM, March 14, 2026 | Old Cowtown Museum
The Bender family moved to Labette County Kansas in 1871 and opened their homestead to travelers on the Osage Mission Trail. When the family abruptly left in 1873, neighbors were horrified to find their cellar full of blood and the garden full of corpses. Join Katherine Eppich Catlin for a telling of the historic, and highly embellished, story of the Bloody Benders.
Admission for lectures is just $3/person. Old Cowtown members and volunteers get in free!Â
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Admission:
$3 (Free for Old Cowtown Museum members and volunteers)
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March 14, 2026
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2026-03-14
2026-03-14 15:00:00
Winter Lecture Series | The Lurid (and somewhat true) Tale of the Bloody Benders
<p>The Bender family moved to Labette County Kansas in 1871 and opened their homestead to travelers on the Osage Mission Trail. When the family abruptly left in 1873, neighbors were horrified to find their cellar full of blood and the garden full of corpses. Join Katherine Eppich Catlin for a telling of the historic, and highly embellished, story of the Bloody Benders.</p>
<p>Admission for lectures is just $3/person. Old Cowtown members and volunteers get in free! </p>
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