Investigating further in 1947 george and jennie the sodder couple sent a letter to the fbi director j.
Sodder family private investigator.
The family hired another private detective to go to central city and look into the missive but he never reported back to the sodders and they were unable to locate him afterwards.
The sodder children disappear up in smoke christmas time is usually a time to spend with family and celebrate.
The picture nonetheless gave them hope.
George and jennie hired a private investigator named c c.
A private investigator discovered that.
It is utterly implausible that an electrical fire which lasted for 45 minutes would leave appliances but no trace of the children at the sodder s place.
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The sodder family might have been less suspicious of the deadly fire that ravaged their home had george not been threatened with fire in the recent past.
Tinsley a private investigator was hired by the sodders and he convinced the fire chief to guide them to the location on the premises where this said burial took place.
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He agreed to help the family after taking permission from the local authorities but unfortunately they were declined by the fayetteville police and fire department.
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On christmas eve 1945 a fire erupted around 1 am destroying the sodder home to the ground.
The mystery of five missing children.
The piece of potential evidence was sent to an area funeral director where an analysis of the organ concluded it to be beef liver free of any fire exposure.
It was a normal christmas eve in 1945 for the sodder family of fayetteville west virginia.
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