Sodder family home fire

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Fire
gptkbp:aftermath ongoing search for missing children
gptkbp:appeals_to ongoing
gptkbp:community held annually
gptkbp:community_feedback supportive
gptkbp:community_support strong
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired folklore
gptkbp:documentary multiple
gptkbp:family public appeals for information
two adults
Sodder
hired private investigators
gptkbp:family_beliefs children survived
gptkbp:family_public_campaigns to find children
gptkbp:family_public_image tragic
gptkbp:family_public_statements children were taken
gptkbp:family_search_efforts continued for decades
gptkbp:family_search_for_children ongoing until death
gptkbp:fire_cause_determination inconclusive
gptkbp:fire_damage_extent total loss of home
gptkbp:fire_department controversial
delayed
unidentified
influenced by incident
gptkbp:fire_department_response_time over an hour
gptkbp:fire_incident_date December 24, 1945
gptkbp:fire_incident_type unexplained
gptkbp:fire_investigation_results remained inconclusive
gptkbp:fire_safety_concerns raised in community
gptkbp:fire_scene_investigation conducted
gptkbp:fire_victims none confirmed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sodder family home fire
gptkbp:impact community shock
gptkbp:inspired books and documentaries
gptkbp:investigates local authorities
years
unsolved
lack of evidence
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Sodder_family
gptkbp:led_to conspiracy theories
gptkbp:legacy remains in public memory
gptkbp:legal_issue none successful
gptkbp:local_legends developed around incident
gptkbp:local_newspaper intense
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fayetteville,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:memorials created
established in honor of children
gptkbp:missing_children_age_at_disappearance between 5 and 14
gptkbp:missing_children_names Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty
gptkbp:missing_children_theories varied widely
gptkbp:number_of_children_missing five
gptkbp:occurs_in December 24, 1945
gptkbp:public_interest high
gptkbp:reported_by gptkb:media
gptkbp:research_focus arson motives
gptkbp:resulted_in disappearance of five children
gptkbp:surviving_family_members George and Jennie Sodder
gptkbp:suspected_cause arson
gptkbp:theory kidnapping
gptkbp:type residential fire
gptkbp:witnesses suspicious vehicles
gptkbp:year 1945
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Victor_Sodder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7