{"product_id":"hell-comes-to-play-the-true-untold-story-of-americas-mass-murdering-family-the-bloody-benders-9798987561003","title":"Hell Comes To Play: The True Untold Story of America's Mass Murdering Family, The Bloody Benders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVISED EDITION 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Stunning new material backed up with hard documentation\" -Cherryvale, Kansas Historical Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Various tales about the Benders have one thing in common-misinformation... That is, till now, as author Lee Ralph shares fresh revelations about the family in his new book Hell Comes to Play.\"-WILD WEST Magazine Winter Issue 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyth and fabrication have dominated the re-telling of the Bender's story. Now, for the first time-ever, new facts are presented, documented and sourced to tell the true story of The Bloody Benders, as never before told!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany American pioneers lost their lives in their trek westward. Among those taking this risk were the Bender family who settled on the barren Kansas prairie, in the early 1870's. The origins of the reclusive Benders were a complete unknown to their neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, many travelers in the area of southeast Kansas mysteriously vanished. When the brother of Col. Alexander M. York, a Kansas Senator, went missing, the Colonel and his posse set-out to locate him, at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicion soon fell upon the Benders and their meager one-room store and shabby rest stop along the Osage Trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSenator York was not prepared for the EVIL that he found. Cold-blooded murder, fueled by robbery, the lure of fame and twisted spiritualism. Age nor gender mattered. None were spared!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bender's history has been hidden for 150 years ....until now!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHELL COMES to PLAY\u003c\/strong\u003e shines new light into the darkness surrounding this historic murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJustice has finally came for the victims of the Bender's devilish deeds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Furman House Publishing, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987561003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Lee Ralph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195190239413,"sku":"9798987561003","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798987561003.jpg?v=1788273330","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hell-comes-to-play-the-true-untold-story-of-americas-mass-murdering-family-the-bloody-benders-9798987561003","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}