The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children 

From my understanding, that's what most people thought happened in the area.

The young man in the photo surely does favor the missing children. I think it was just a cruel joke.

Sad sad sad.

I thought the same thing! Why the hell is everyone glossing over this as if it isn’t a huge deal? He clearly wasn’t doing anything with the power lines for work if he had to steal the equipment to get up to the lines in the first place.

Right?? " No I didn't cut the phone wire just the power". Police: oh ok was anybody else cutting wires with you? "

Agreed, totally.

@@galacticunicorn6319 True

Apologies and novella warning! Apologies. I agree but I thought he stole the block n tackle and wanted to cut the phone line, presumably to stop a report being made? However he made a mistake and cut the electric line at the top of the pole. So cause n event switched from what i understood. But why not cut the phone line at the house, as somebody did? Why if the electric line was cut there. was there still some power to the house? Why did the thief in effect steal a whopping great ladder n not just escape with the BnT? It would have been very heavy too. The block is a counter weight so is large. It also sounds like he pinched it from a shed a fair distance from the house. It seems one coincidence too many. If the insurance man is the murderer, that bloke up the ladder is a strange complication. If he was an attacker, climbing the ladder to throw the grenade might make sense. His theft would be a kind of alibi. "Yes Sergeant, I was on the property up a ladder just before the fire started but it was because I'm a thief, not a murderer." I edited it out but I remarked in a comment that I wish we'd had just a minute more about the thief, because he's an extra puzzle that seemed to be glossed over. ETA why steal a block n tackle anyway? It's not something a farmer would use often so why not just ask George if you could borrow it? If he said no, *then* you steal it!

I think god screwed that family.

oh so if it happened on the 23, not so sad?

That was nice of you. Everyone needs a good cup of coffee.

*AntiMonsterman ;)

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@@samsngdevice5103 fo’ sho’! Never been into podcasts so I just found him recently and very glad I did.

Me too

That must have been awful for your mom...one day they were there, the next they weren’t! So many victims....very, very sad x

@@ellstark372 My mom will be 88 this July. I recently sent her the link to an article in Smithsonian magazine about the Sodder case and I started asking her questions about it. She said it was one of the few times she ever saw my grandmother cry. Just a very sad story.

@@oharriet4666 Does your mom think the children died in the fire or were kidnapped?

@@tammyallen3813 When I asked her, this is what she told me. When this happened, her parents didn't discuss the tragedy in front of their children. She grew up on a farm during WW2 so things were a just a lot different. It wasn't really until she went to college in Montgomery that she ever knew there was any mystery behind it. She's in her 80s now and is amazed at all the coverage about the case on the internet. But she wont answer that question. All she says is that it was such a long time ago.

@@oharriet4666 Thank you for your reply. That was very kind of you. I am just so confused on what to think. Maybe, it would have been better for the children to die in the fire. They would have just gone to sleep. That is better than any of the alternatives!! It is difficult to see the anguish on the parents faces!!! Sending love and good will to you and your sweet mom from Washington State!!. And here is a hug for later when you need one..."HUG"

What would he have to gain? Terrible coincidence - it happens. I bought a $20K policy in 1983 and totaled my car three weeks later; fortunately, I did not die but the accident had absolutely nothing to do with the purchase of the policy. However, if I had died, would my husband have been accused because of the policy? Coincidences happen.

@@GlennaVan Insurance policies?

Yikes!!

this is crazy

WOW

I was born and raised in New Orleans 32 years and yeen lyin'😂.

oh MY GOSH!!! Your Mom was lucky that guy didn't kill her.. Did she know who he was? A Serial killer in the making.. GOD BLESS YOU!

Doubt it, what about all the sightings.

@@georgecostanza831 What she likely means is that by now, they would all have died and be united.

@@georgecostanza831 Elvis and Michael Jackson is still seen on occasion all around the world. It does not mean they are alive. The sightings are not reliable.

What’s the case? Love to hear it

It's the Lawson family from North Carolina, I believe.

@@KG_614 I remember that case. Didn’t that happen around Christmas time in the 20s?

@@jennzifur 20's or 30's. I remember he killed them all (except maybe an older son??) then went into the woods behind the house with his dogs. After pacing around for hours (?) he shot himself as the bodies were being discovered.

It is the Lawson family murders. On Christmas day 1929 Charlie Lawson killed his whole family, except his oldest son, and then his self. There were rumors that he had gotten his daughter pregnant but I don't know if that's true. It happened in Germantown North Carolina.

You should learn more about the mafia, politics was a big thing for them but I agree, no way the mafia was behind this.

@@Arckivio Bro what’s wrong with you

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@@Arckivio Yo! step outside or read a fucking book!!! This type of shit you say is exactly what the world needs to phase out!!! Shits hard enough as is. One simple action that MILLIONS have ignored got us here. Wash Your Fucking Hands!!! This virus is really exposing the true colors of people, of every color!!! Dont be part of the problem.

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You are correct. No good way to put it, but, one doesn't find a barbecue because they follow smoke, one finds a barbecue following the smell of cooked flesh. You don't miss the pig when searching a pit.

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@@lisagriffiths2454 Your reply makes little sense.

Lol sorry all my phone was in my pocket ! Only thing with touch screens!!! 😆

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When your children die, u never recover, I feel that. I can't imagine them burning to death tho. Either way, you don't recover but just go on...

Ikr, that was so sad to hear that part.. the whole thing is just so tragic n senseless.. I wish they had caught the sob who intentionally burned down their house.. how can they go on living w themselves afterwards knowing they likely killed 5 innocent children too?? It boggles the mind.. God bless those poor children.. May their souls be at Peace, even without the justice they so dearly deserved. 💜🙏🥲

@@katybug6572 Unfortunately, some people just don't care. The children were collateral.

That's a spoiler?!

Umm,...please tell me you found your dog.

@@evryhndlestakn yes, thank God. after a month and a promise to god.

@@kimberlyshryack Wow, After a MONTH! It's great to hear you got him back. All the best.

That sounds horrific, maybe I'll cover it on my channel. I do a lot of Asian crime :)

That story is crazy.

Agreed...

That is exactly why the cremains are "processed" before giving them to the family.

Yup I have ashes of someone who passed away n there's still little bones in them.

The rare time that ill engage the "watch later" button. Sleeeeeeeeeeeeep...

I've been up too!! Just couldn't fall asleep. I've never heard of this story & my dad’s side of the family all came from West Virginia( they came here, to Akron Ohio, to work in the tire/ rubber boom of Firestone & Goodyear...etc) right before he was born. Anyways, now I'm really interested in this. I wish I could ask my grandparents if they remember it.

I'm at 4:18 am. ✋

Yep. I just don't believe skull fragments or teeth would not have been found. I think they were trafficked.

Could be but how many people would have been involved to take so many children? It’s so puzzling 🤔

@@RestorativeRenaissance they probably got taken at gun point.

@@nora_nayeli Yes that’s likely. Great point!

If that’s what you think how you propose the children were taken? One child maybe can be taken without making any noise but 5 children? Why would they take these 5 children and try to kill the rest of the family? Besides unless taking them overseas. everyone would have known about this because the story made big headlines at the time

They would have been kidnapped to be raped and then disposed of. To further disgrace the family.

Sounds straight out of a mob movie...

ANNND then he's on the panel that judges the fire was accidental. Riiight. I wonder what memories of him, his behaviors, his life events that his remaining family could've provided.

the oldest ones werent living in the home

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That's the most hilarious part of the intro!

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@@jenrs0445 It's awesome....

Yes! What a Horrible Mother..cannot believe she said that! Putting her resteraunt duties before her own daughter...didn't have time to deal with that poor little girl dying from being shaken so hard her brain swelled and killed her...I can't do it all...I'm a two hand woman not a 4 handed girl...geeeshhh!

I totally think your Grandparents hit the nail on the head. Protection rackets don't work when people think they have a choice & that monthly payment ensures when looking,...no one looks too hard. The official story & players are ludicrous.

The other stuff I can’t explain, but it’s not always the case with the screaming. Usually it’s the smoke that kills people first if they’re sleeping. There was a case of parents setting their house on fire in the uk a few years ago, killed all their kids either because they died from the smoke or because they were trapped.

@@jade3886 It is beyond the comprehension of most of us that a parent could kill their children.

Welp, I will have to come over and check you out!

Welcome :) It's still in its infancy.

No I don't understand that either

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@@MusicLeeSarah hey!! Hope all is going okay :)

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I just came across the channel and love it :)

@@doxasophosmoros bahaha right?!

Boy, you don't pay attention uh? Esp when it was mentioned by the narrator... People...especially back in the days with difficult ethic last name sometimes change it (last name)...to fit in, be more Americanized, pronunciations, job hiring etc... *not in this case, but most people who came thru Ellis Island...had their names spelled differently due to difficultly pronouncing that specific name. *p.s. my Indian last name is spelled differently due to that fact. When my Grandfather came over...they agent spelled it how they pronounced it. So that's what's on the paper...thats the last name. This happens all.the.time. And now you know 🙂

@@soozanjbee6890 not me. My ancestors spelled it how it is. No changes necessary.

@@JP-wx6uh luck of the draw. Also happened to my grandfather (who emigrated from Italy)

@@soozanjbee6890 My stepfather's last name was Bloomberg. His father and his father's brother immigrated from Sweden. The brother dropped one "o" from his name because Bloomberg was such a common name. People often change their names when they immigrate and do it for various reasons.

That would not reveal any answers. There is debris, appliances, sinks, etc., there.

I’m so sorry about your son. I hope time has helped you manage the pain since you posted. because I know it never completely goes away. May God hold you In the palm of his hand and help you.

@Gaul Eiter Hansand it takes a processor to grind large bones and skulls in to sand (ash) as they call it?

@Gaul Eiter Hans you must be an expert!

@Gaul Eiter Hans love it 👍

I caught that too.

That's an incredibly sad story.

What you said makes sense!

I think at least a few members of that community came together to plan and carry this out. And the guy who "accidentally" cut the phone line with equipment stolen from the family? Definitely involved. I can't believe he was just let go with that weak ass story. Did he even say why he wanted to cut the power line in the first place? It wasn't his job, or he would have had his own equipment. The case was handled terribly, and I think a lot of it was probably covered up. Sad, and infuriating.

@@bibitch you make alot of sense!

Pretty sure that would depend on the family

1. It would be revenge for not buying a policy 2. It might convince other people in the area that they need to buy a house insurance policy from him

I agree 👍 does a awesome job and I always learn new things 😀

Oh no.... this makes this story even sadder

@@claudiat.2662 Yes it does 💔

Very interesting take on it. He had always been portrayed as grief stricken and proactive but I wonder if that's the authors voice to his actions and his words were a bid for the typical narc victimhood, attention seeking. It would explain his actions to quickly bury the basement site, it could explain the stupid attempt at someone having burying fresh beef organs, why he felt targeted over his outspoken views. He may have not even meant to kill them (though if he did this he likely had meant to), but instead draw attention, sympathy, a sense of importance to benefit his business venture.

This was the best version, though.

What a strange thing to say

Some people will do anything for money! He'd have to be a psychopath to do those things to a 18 month old. But then there were the 2 Philippi no young ladies that helped him get the kids + be in the films! And then the sick Rick men paying big money for the tapes! I correct myself- psychopaths seem to be more common than we thought!!!

If EVER there was a monster, it's that POS!!!!!!!

I agree. Eye witnesses are not reliable, many disliked Mussolini, the Father thinking he was specially picked out because of it is absurd, the Mother would be much too heartbroken to accuse her husband or accept her babies perished. Perhaps the Father drugged the children to make them sleep through the smoke but the older kids hadn't ingested as much?

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Hey Sarah !! .... I will send out as much positive energy that I can..... I am sure you will be fine..... I have been home sick for the last few days after I received my second COVID injection..... given that I still have to say that I would take a couple of days under the weather over the possibility of contracting COVID-19 and ending up in the hospital !!!!!

So cool to be there from the start :) I just came across it and love it, haha get to bingewatch!

I am still listening but it crossed my mind. I don’t really know what to think...

Makes no sense. Why do all that travelling and spend that money unless he was trying to talk himself into his own delusions of “truth”. I think it might just be an accidental death caused by people who opposed the father. They may of thought the kids would all get out. It seems there was a cover up.

I always thought it was weird to listen to crime podcasts before sleep. I then found out on Reddit that many ppl do it . It just knocks me out lol

I’m new around here and it happened to me last night. Listening to this video I wanted to take a nap. I was starting to feel like a freak. I’m so relieved others do it too!

@@galacticunicorn6319 the podcast “true crime brewery” has 2 hosts with very soothing voices if you are interested in a podcast before bed

@@claudiat.2662 It might depend on where you are. I found following the Lori Vallow case actually helped me after the death of my husband. It hit the public a few weeks after his death (when the children were officially missing). It seemed to help relieve the stress of the previous two years knowing how horribly bad others have it - that it wasn't so bad here after all. Does that make any sense?