The Great Bend Tribune’s Sunday edition featured an Associated Press story about the Bender crimes, which were a series of murders that happened 140 years ago in Labette County.Known as the bloody Benders, the family moved to Kansas in 1873 from Germany. They opened a general story, and then proceeded to murder and steal from their customers.It is estimated that 21 people were murdered. And, in fact, since the Bender’s moved from Germany, it would be interesting to know if they were fleeing the law in that country.