
Season 08 Episode 16: Nothing Beside Remains
01/24/25 • 30 min
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On December 24th, 1945, a fire destroyed the home of Jennie and George Sodder and their ten children in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Five children were believed to have died. But when firefighters searched the rubble, there was no trace of them—no remains, no answers. How could they have vanished so completely? Join us as we uncover the strange clues and lingering questions surrounding this unforgettable case.
Written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.
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On December 24th, 1945, a fire destroyed the home of Jennie and George Sodder and their ten children in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Five children were believed to have died. But when firefighters searched the rubble, there was no trace of them—no remains, no answers. How could they have vanished so completely? Join us as we uncover the strange clues and lingering questions surrounding this unforgettable case.
Written by Emma Dibdin and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.
Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Unexplained - Season 08 Episode 16: Nothing Beside Remains
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Hello, it's Richard McLean Smith here, not the impostor you've been listening to on the podcasts, the real one. Join me for Unexplained TV at YouTube dot com forward Slash Unexplained pod. In the early hours of Christmas Day nineteen forty five, dawn breaks over the small town of Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the United States. All across the county, children arousing from sleep dreaming of reindeers and presents under the tree. But as early ri
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