Cherryvale, Kansas
Videos
Cherryvale is a city in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,192.
Cherryvale Carnegie Library (2013)
Bloody Benders
Videos
The Bender family, more well known as the Bloody Benders, were a family of serial killers in Labette County, Kansas, United States, from May 1871 to December 1872. The family supposedly consisted of J
Cherryvale, Kansas
…in the valley of Cherry Creek. Between 1871 and 1873, at least eleven people vanished in the vicinity of an inn and general store operated by the Bender family about eight miles (13 km) northeast of Cherryvale. Following the disappearance of the Benders in 1873, it was discovered that they had apparently…
From The Benders in Kansas (1913)
Diagram of the Bender Inn Wichita City Eagle (Wichita, KS), May 22, 1873.
Sketches showing the Bender Inn; view of the Bender orchard; finding of Dr. York's body
Photograph of Bender Victims' graves, Dr. York's grave at far right