Episode 103: The Christmas Mystery
On today’s episode, Paul and Kate take us to 1945 West Virginia where a family of 12 are awoken on Christmas Eve by a fire in their home. An investigation of the scene reveals much more than simply what could have started the blaze.
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Sources:
“Their fate: Kidnapped – murdered or are they still alive?” by Adelina Lancianese (Times West Virginian) 2016.
“The Children Who Went Up in Smoke” by Karen Abbott (Smithsonian Magazine) 2012.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/
“5 Curious Details About the Missing Sodder Children” by Beth Braden (Investigation Discovery)
“Not One Sought by Sodder” (The Indianapolis News) 1968.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/312004108/?match=1&terms=%22george%20sodder%22%20fire%20mussolini
“A Tragic and Enduring Christmas Mystery” by Abbott Kahler. 2023.
“Five Children Perish As Fire Destroys Home” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) 1945.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/637627869/?match=1&terms=%22george%20sodder%22%20fire%20mussolini
“Sodder Children Disappearance: Strange Events In Christmas House Fire Still Unexplained Decades Later” by Drusilla Moorhouse (HuffPost) 2023.
“Internet sleuths awaken 61-year-old Christmas mystery” by Audrey Stanton (Montgomery-Herald) 2007.
“Five of ten siblings vanished in a Christmas Eve house fire. Were they taken?” by Sheila Flynn (Independent) 2022.