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Two years ago I binge read Harold Schechter's true crime novellas in the Bloodlands Series, including Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie. This particularly memorable, & gruesome, incident occurred near the #farm of Laura Ingalls Wilder. For anyone curious about the events, but may not want to read the novella, if you google the title there is a KS Historical Marker that is detailed about the events surrounding the Bloody Benders. #savvysettings

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Halloween was a perfect day to listen to this one! I appreciated how the author recounted not just the Benders‘ horrific crimes, but the fact that there were a substantial number of crimes during these prairie days. It was not a peaceful time by any means. 16 points plus readathons #scarathlon #teamslaughter #screamathon #sbooktober #gothtober #ripreadathon #trickortreadathon #nameinthetitle #ghostathon #gothicreadathon #slaughterthon @Clwojick

There is a whole series of these short little true crime audiobooks ($2 each) that cover crimes throughout American history for all of the true crime loving littens out there.
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A great, quick little story for the true crime fan without too much gore. It‘s basically just the facts. There are plenty of details from Pa Bender and his son first settling and building the inn to their escape, all of the supposed sightings, and theories of their end. It‘s a quick listen, but very enjoyable for those interested in history or true crime in America.
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Look what‘s included in the Audible plus program now for free!! @GingerAntics weren‘t you and some others interested in reading this one?

Another great piece by Schechter of a gruesome 19th century crime. This one with a minor link to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Proof that the tradition of roadside inns with grammatically challenged signs in rural America is a long, & disturbing, one.

I was looking for something scary to read on my Kindle and came across this short tale of a family of serial killers that lived down the road from the Ingalls family. I thought this was going to be a zombie retelling of Little House on the Prairie (not sure how I got that idea, just made assumptions) but instead got a well-documented true crime story, with pictures! It is chilling and bloody, still perfect for my mood at the time.