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The first serial killers in America were a family

4.2

1h 20m

2016

“The first serial killers in America were a family”

Synopsis

The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.

Director

John Alexander

Trailer

DramaHistoryThrillerWesternHorror

kansas, usamurderserial killerbloody benders

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Cast & Crew

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

as Mayor Prentiss

Linda Purl

Linda Purl

as Mrs. Thomas

James Karen

James Karen

as Old Man Bender

Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

as Sheriff J.E. Stone

John Monastero

as Dr. William York / Edwin York

Nicole Jellen

as Kate Bender

Reylynn Caster

Reylynn Caster

as Little Girl

Leslie Woodies

as Old Woman Bender

Grace McKeaney

as Goat Lady

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