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Bender

The first serial killers in America were a family
Oct 14, 2016 · 1h 20m
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The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.

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CAST

Bruce Davison
Mayor Prentiss
Linda Purl
Mrs. Thomas
James Karen
Old Man Bender
Buck Taylor
Sheriff J.E. Stone
John Monastero
Dr. William York / Edwin York
Nicole Jellen
Kate Bender
Reylynn Caster
Little Girl
Leslie Woodies
Old Woman Bender
Directed by John Alexander

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Crook and Nanny Productions, Casadelic Pictures
Country
US

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