DisappearanceUnsolved
The Sodder Children Disappearance
Fayetteville, West Virginia, United StatesDecember 24, 1945
On Christmas Eve 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder family home in West Virginia. Five of the ten children were never found, and no remains were recovered. The parents believed the children escaped and were kidnapped. The mystery was never solved and remains one of the most puzzling disappearances in American history.