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On Christmas Eve 1945, the Sodder family, consisting of George, Jennie, and 9 of their 10 children, awoke in the middle of the night to flames engulfing their house. Not everybody made it out of there; five of the Sodder children were believed to have perished in the fire that night. Despite what the authorities said, George and Jennie Sodder were certain that their children did not die that night. What actually happened to the five Sodder children?

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