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The Sodder Children: A Fire, Five Missing Lives, and a Family's Search | The Missing Archive
In this episode of The Missing Archive, host Janice Logan investigates the chilling and enduring mystery of the Sodder Children. On Christmas morning in 1945, a fire destroyed the family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, leaving five children—George, Martha, Maurice, Jennie, and Louis—missing without a trace. While official reports attributed the blaze to electrical faults, parents George and Jennie Sodder were convinced it was arson, fueled by threats linked to their father’s outspoken opposition to Benito Mussolini. This true crime deep dive explores the timeline of events, from the…
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