Mystery of Missing Children Haunts W.Va. Town On Christmas Eve, 1945, the Sodder family of Fayetteville, W.V., lost five children in a fire. Strange events that night and afterward fueled ...

Though the Sodder children's disappearance will likely remain a mystery forever, the circumstances surrounding that tragic Christmas in 1945 will ensure they are never forgotten. Home / HISTORY ABOUT ...

When the West Virginia home of Italian immigrants caught fire on Christmas Eve 1945, the parents and four siblings got out. Five other young children were never found - and neither were their remains.

The missing ladder was found thrown down an embankment 20m from the house and, as the case gained media attention, a bus driver who serviced the route that passed the Sodder house told police he ...

The Sodder family experienced a heart-wrenching tragedy on Christmas Eve in 1945 when their home was consumed by fire, and only four of the nine children inside were able to escape. This dreadful ...

On Christmas Day in 1945, a fire consumed the home of George and Jennie Sodder, leaving five of the couple's 10 children presumed dead. But questions arose in the aftermath, placing the Sodder ...

When fire engulfed the Sodder family home on Christmas Eve, with only four of the nine children inside managing to escape, the awful tragedy rocked their small community. But the apparently fatal ...

Drivers on W.Va. 16 will recall the iconic billboard that carried the sad faces of the missing Sodder children. In the world of true crime sleuths, another Fayette County case begs to be solved.

On Christmas Eve, 1945, the Sodder family of Fayetteville, W.V., lost five children in a fire. Strange events that night and afterward fueled speculation, which continues to this day, that the ...