On December 24th,1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family's home in Fayetteville, West Virginia. George Sodder, Jennie Sodder, and four of their children made it out in time. George and Jennie were devastated to lose five of their children in the fire, but that devastation turned into shock and confusion when they could not find the remains in the wreckage. 

Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the disappearance of the Sodder children. This case has baffled people for many years. There were reported sightings of the children after the fire, but the official version is that they died at the home. Controversy swirls around whether or not the fire would have been hot enough to completely cremate their bodies. Over 70 years later, mysteries remain on exactly what happened to the Sodder children. 

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The Sodder Children

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