Bender
“The first serial killers in America were a family”
2016•1h 20m•4.2•Released
DramaHistoryThrillerWesternHorror
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.
Director
John Alexander
Writer
John Alexander, JC Guest
Languages
English
Studio
Crook and Nanny Productions
Cast
Bruce Davison
Mayor Prentiss
Linda Purl
Mrs. Thomas
James Karen
Old Man Bender
Buck Taylor
Sheriff J.E. Stone
John Monastero
Dr. William York / Edwin York
Nicole Jellen
Kate Bender
Reylynn Caster
Little Girl
Leslie Woodies
Old Woman Bender
Grace McKeaney
Goat Lady
Chance Caeden
Boy
Preston Brown
Mr. Loncher
Brad Fields
Parson
Cat Olson
Ethel
Hannah Rikoon
Mrs. Loncher
Production
Company
Crook and Nanny Productions
Company
Casadelic Pictures
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