Sodder Children Case Study

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Sodder Children It is estimated that 356,00 people lose their homes to fires. The Sodder family was one of these people. The Christmas eve of 1945, the Sodder house caught on fire and burned to ashes. Out of 10 children, only 5 survived the fire ,but the remains of the other 4 were never found. The Kids were taken by 4 adults that had no help and the kidnapper paid off the police and fire department to keep quiet are two theories surrounding the mystery behind what really happened to the Sodder children. While the Sodders were only regular everyday people, their disappearance has confused and bewildered people for over 50 years. While some people disagree on what really happened, Most can agree that around 1:00 am “Jennie was drifting back …show more content…

A couple of minutes later Jennie woke up to the smell of smoke and started yelling for her husband to wake up (The Mystery of 5 Missing Sodder Children). When George Sodder got up , he went to get his ladder to save his kids but it wasn’t there, so when he went to go get his trucks to help neither would work ( MacGowan, The Sodder Children Mystery). Even though only five of the 10 children got out of the house, no bones or body parts were found in the rubble(The Mystery of 5 Missing Sodder Children). Some believe that the children just died in the fire, but most think something very different …show more content…

Many people believe that 4 adults took the kids after many sightings of them were seen weeks after the fire happened. Other people believe that the police and fire department were paid off so the kidnappers could get away because the police would not investigate further and the firefighters were so late to the fire. Either way, the parents of the missing children believe that their kids are still out there and alive today.””A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body” Benjamin

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