The Five Children In The Sodder Family Tragedy

When five children die in a fire without any clue as to where they went, it is suspicious. This is exactly what happened to five children in the Sodder family. The official statement is that they died in the fire, but there are many clues to say otherwise. A psychopath could have murdered them, or someone could have kidnapped them. What happened that fateful night still remains a mystery. Crimes do not occur out of nowhere. Many things lead up to crimes committed. Similarly, there is background and pertinent details to the Sodder family tragedy. The year was 1945, and the location was a farmhouse in West Virginia. The whole Sodder family consisted of a father, mother, and ten children. The father immigrated from Italy and started a family. He talked often of his disapproval of Benito Mussolini. This caused arguments and strife with other Italian Americans. The father’s beliefs may have cost him five of his children. …show more content…
It was Christmas Eve of 1945, and the fire department was barely staffed. Nine of the ten children were at home. Five of the children went to bed upstairs in the attic. The mother woke up at one A.M. to a bang on the roof, and she awoke at one thirty to the smell of smoke. The father, mother, the two eldest sons, and the youngest daughter. The family watched in horror as they assume the fire was burning five of their dear kin. The fire department did not arrive until eight A.M. and did only a two hour investigation. The fire chief did not find any remains of the children. So much death and mystery ruins a