Bender

Oct 14, 2016

1h 20m

★ 4.2

The first serial killers in America were a family

Overview

The unsettling true story of America's first serial-killing family. A troubled doctor searches for patients swallowed by the prairie and encounters the Benders, homesteaders trapped by a life of unspeakable sin.

Genres

Drama

History

Thriller

Western

Horror

Production Companies

Crook and Nanny Productions

Casadelic Pictures

Bender Trailers

Cast

Mayor Prentiss

Bruce Davison

Mrs. Thomas

Linda Purl

Old Man Bender

James Karen

Sheriff J.E. Stone

Buck Taylor

Dr. William York / Edwin York

John Monastero

Kate Bender

Nicole Jellen

Little Girl

Reylynn Caster

Old Woman Bender

Leslie Woodies

Goat Lady

Grace McKeaney

Boy

Chance Caeden

Mr. Loncher

Preston Brown

Parson

Brad Fields

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