The Sodder Children pt 1 - 676

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious fire that engulfed the Sodder family's home on Christmas Eve 1945 and the fate of the five children believed to have perished.

On Christmas Eve 1945, the Sodder family, consisting of George, Jennie and 9 of their 10 children, awoke in the middle of the night to flames engulfing their house. Not everybody made it out of there; five of the Sodder children were believed to have perished in the fire that night. Despite what the authorities said, George and Jennie Sodder were certain that their children did not die that night. What actually happened to the five Sodder children? For special episodes and outtakes from Justin & Aaron visit: patreon.com/generationwhy Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Generation Why ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• true crime
• mystery
• family tragedy
• historical events
• disappearance

Keywords

• Sodder children
• fire
• disappearance
• true crime
• mystery
• family tragedy
• 1945

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