Episode 142: Christmas Fire Mystery: The Sodder Family Case Ft. Heather
From Operation Evil by Nyoka
December 8, 2025 · 34 min · Episode 142
About this episode
The episode discusses the mysterious case of the Sodder family and their missing children after a Christmas fire, featuring guest co-host Heather.
Send us Fan Mail Episode 142: Christmas Fire Mystery: The Sodder Family Case Ft. Heather Welcome back guest co-host Heather to this episode of Operation Evil! Smithsonian Magazine —What Happened to the Sodder Children?Wikipedia (well-sourced summary, with primary citations listed atbottom)NPR / Stacy Horn’s reporting and archived audioNewspaper archives (Beckley Post-Herald, New York Times)Primary artifacts: the 1967/1968 photograph sent to Jennie (images and transcriptions appear...
People in this episode
Host: Nyoka
Guest: Heather
Topics covered
- Christmas
- mystery
- Sodder family
- fire
- true crime
- investigation
Keywords
- Sodder family
- Christmas fire
- mystery
- true crime
- investigation
- missing children
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Smithsonian Magazine, Wikipedia, NPR, Beckley Post-Herald, New York Times
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