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Sodder Children Disappearance
A house fire on Christmas Eve. Five children missing. But no bones were found. Strange events before the fire. A photo arrived 20 years later. Did the Sodder children escape—or were they taken?
December 24, 1945
Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA
10+ witnesses
The Sodder children disappearance involves five children who vanished during a Christmas Eve house fire.
The Event
According to documented accounts:
On December 24, 1945:
- The Sodder home caught fire
- Five children remained inside
- No remains were found
The Missing Children
- Maurice (14)
- Martha (12)
- Louis (9)
- Jennie (8)
- Betty (5)
Strange Circumstances
Before the fire:
- Phone lines had been cut
- Ladder was missing
- Trucks wouldn’t start
The Photograph
In 1967:
- A photo arrived in the mail
- Written on back: “Louis Sodder”