On Christmas Eve, 1945, a fire broke out in the Sodder family home destroying the entire house and taking five of the nine children with it. Shortly after the fire, and due to some VERY strange evidence, the father of the family started to believe that maybe the children were actually....kidnapped

In this episode, we'll deep dive into the night of the fire as well as the bizarre events that took place afterward to try and figure out just what happened to those children that fateful night. 

Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore, with additional commentary by Leo. Enjoy what you're hearing? Leave us a rating and follow the podcast on instagram @heartstartspounding. If you have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast, email [email protected].

sources:

https://seletyn.com/2019/11/08/fayco-history-the-sodder-children/

https://stacyhorn.com/2005/12/28/long-long-long-sodder-post/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-children-who-went-up-in-smoke-172429802/

https://www.npr.org/2005/12/23/5067563/mystery-of-missing-children-haunts-w-va-town

Happy Heart Pounding Holidays to all!